TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · WOODS CHRISTIAN LEASE · API 42-215-32969 · DISTRICT 04
Woods Christian #43
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Producing · Vertical
Woods Christian #43 (API 42-215-32969) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 9, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 28, 2002, permitted to 11,258 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 74.5K barrels of oil and 3.13M mcf of gas since April 2002, last reporting volume in 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PFeb 28, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,258
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 28, 2002
- last permit issued
- Oct 9, 2003
- completed
- 74.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.13M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 9, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Christian G-4-188727 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 74.5K | 3.13M | Apr 2002 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,754 · prior 12 14,423(-46%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PApr 2002 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Jul 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517941-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Feb 28, 2002 | Feb 28, 2002 | Mar 20, 2002 | 12,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2003 | Woods Christian G-4-188727 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,258 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,734 | 10,744 | Perforated |
| 10,776 | 10,786 | Perforated |
| 11,035 | 11,040 | Perforated |
| 11,080 | 11,082 | Perforated |
| 11,082 | 11,088 | Perforated |
| 11,145 | 11,150 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,677 | 17.5 | 1,067 S |
| 9.625 | 8,235 | 12.25 | 1,064 S |
| 3.5 | 11,251 | 8.5 | 821 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 | Jan 22, 2004 | Oct 17, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 2002 | Sep 16, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2002 | May 10, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 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 42-215-32969 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32969 → 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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