TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN, A. A. LEASE · API 42-215-32960 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A. A. #112
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 3
- McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg R-3) · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S, S.) · McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S, SE.)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Mcallen A. A. #112 (API 42-215-32960) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 16, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2006.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 2002, permitted to 12,212 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 33.5K barrels of oil and 1.47M mcf of gas since March 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PJan 11, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,212
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 2003
- completed
- 33.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2002 THROUGH May 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 2003
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2006
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, A. A. G-4-188054 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 33.5K | 1.47M | Mar 2002 – May 2017 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PMar 2002 → Dec 2005
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2017 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516756-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Jan 11, 2002 | Jan 11, 2002 | Jan 27, 2002 | 13,290 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2003 | McAllen A. A. G-4-188054 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2006 | 12,212 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,312 | 11,322 | Perforated |
| 11,340 | 11,350 | Perforated |
| 11,860 | 11,870 | Perforated |
| 12,036 | 12,042 | Perforated |
| 12,090 | 12,100 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,705 | 17.5 | 1,069 S |
| 9.625 | 8,742 | 12.25 | 1,491 S |
| 3.5 | 12,205 | 6.5 | 635 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 18, 2003 | Feb 5, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jun 17, 2002 | Apr 16, 2002 | — |
| 00 | May 31, 2002 | Apr 4, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-32960 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32960 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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