WELL · 42-215-32975 · DISTRICT 4
Stalker Gas Unit #5
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo N(vicksburg T LO) field · Vertical
Stalker Gas Unit #5 (API 42-215-32975) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Cantera Operating LLC, completed August 30, 2002.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2002 and 2014, permitted to 20,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vx Dd, Vx Ee, Royal.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018 · 117 permits on file · (800) 871-1446
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cantera Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCDec 9, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 20,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 2014
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalker Gas Unit G-4-277181 | Monte Christo (58,59 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 332K | Jan 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Stalker Gas Unit G-4-191381 | Monte Christo, N(vicksburg T LO) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.71M | Aug 2002 – Jul 2015 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,834 · prior 12 3,536(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Aug 2002 → Jul 2006
- 2EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801422-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Dec 9, 2014 | Dec 9, 2014 | Jan 23, 2014 | 19,755 |
| 518784-98 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 11, 2002 | Apr 4, 2002 | Apr 12, 2002 | 20,000 |
| 518784-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 4, 2002 | Apr 4, 2002 | — | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-191381 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-277181 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 211 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VX DD | 9,456 | -9,245 |
| VX EE | 9,638 | -9,427 |
| Royal | 16,594 | -16,383 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,510 | 9,540 | Perforated |
| 16,594 | 16,754 | Perforated |
| 16,782 | 16,938 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 6.5 | — |
| 13.375 | 3,020 | 17.5 | 2,285 S |
| 9.625 | 10,360 | 12.25 | 905 S |
| 5 | 17,223 | 6.5 | 945 S |
| 5 | 17,238 | 6.5 | 775 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 10, 2015 | Apr 16, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2002 | Sep 9, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2002 | Sep 29, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-215-32975 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32975 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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