WELL · 42-215-33000 · DISTRICT 4
Stalker Gas Unit #8
Hidalgo County · Vertical
Stalker Gas Unit #8 (API 42-215-33000) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2002 and 2018, permitted to 20,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, L, Vicksburg, T Lo.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Oct 2018 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyNov 20, 2018 |
- 20,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 2018
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
26.479134, -98.285865
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Hidalgo County.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalker Gas Unit G-4-285380 | Monte Christo (Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2018 – Jul 2026 |
| Stalker Gas Unit G-4-194245 | Monte Christo, N. (Vicksburg L) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 4.63M | Oct 2002 – May 2019 |
| Stalker Gas Unit G-4-194246 | Monte Christo, N(vicksburg T LO) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2002 – Nov 2018 |
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.
- 1EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Oct 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 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 846660-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Nov 9, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | Oct 1, 2018 | 17,750 |
| 796482-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Sep 17, 2014 | Oct 1, 2014 | — | 17,750 |
| 521340-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 25, 2002 | Jun 25, 2002 | Jul 27, 2002 | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-194245 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-194246 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-285380 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 183 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,516 | 10,102 | Perforated |
| 9,565 | 10,102 | Perforated |
| 14,270 | 14,520 | Perforated |
| 14,296 | 16,834 | Perforated |
| 14,318 | 16,910 | Perforated |
| 14,358 | 16,984 | Perforated |
| 16,788 | 17,258 | Perforated |
| 16,844 | 17,430 | Perforated |
| 16,966 | 17,580 | Perforated |
| 17,130 | 17,200 | Perforated |
| 17,242 | 17,258 | Perforated |
| 17,376 | 17,430 | Perforated |
| 17,456 | 17,580 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 2,345 S |
| 9.625 | 10,320 | 12.25 | 1,255 S |
| 5 | 17,749 | 6.5 | 640 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 | Jun 20, 2019 | May 21, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2019 | Dec 10, 2018 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 2003 | Apr 7, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-215-33000 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33000 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Stalker Gas Unit42-215-32986
0.3 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 4,999 | -4,816 |
| Catahoula | 5,982 | -5,799 |
| Catahoula | 6,598 | -6,415 |
| Vicksburg | 11,502 | -11,319 |
| VX L Sand | 14,376 | -14,193 |
| T Sand | 15,612 | -15,429 |
| Royal 1 | 16,546 | -16,363 |
| Royal 2 | 17,058 | -16,875 |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Turner, Evelyn42-215-32821
2.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| F-12 | 8,383 | -8,218 |
| F-14 | 8,805 | -8,640 |
| F-17 | 9,495 | -9,330 |
| LO T | 16,711 | -16,546 |
Johnson, F.I.42-215-31460
4.1 KM · Superior Oil Company, The · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 740 | -522 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,600 | -1,382 |
| Catahoula | 3,234 | -3,016 |
| Frio | 7,021 | -6,803 |
| Frio | 7,381 | -7,163 |
| Frio | 7,532 | -7,314 |
| Frio | 7,627 | -7,409 |
| Frio | 7,782 | -7,564 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Johnson, Mary42-215-31255
5.9 KM · Williams, Clayton W., Jr. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 6,438 | -6,224 |
| Frio | 7,405 | -7,191 |
| Frio | 7,593 | -7,379 |
| Frio | 8,073 | -7,859 |
| Frio | 8,746 | -8,532 |
| Vicksburg | 9,597 | -9,383 |
Johnson, Mary42-215-31418
5.9 KM · Williams, Clayton W., Jr. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 7,380 | -7,162 |
| Frio | 7,600 | -7,382 |
| Frio | 8,711 | -8,493 |
| Vicksburg | 9,588 | -9,370 |
Davis, W. J. 'A'42-215-32955
8.6 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,716 | -3,439 |
| Catahoula | 5,140 | -4,863 |
| Catahoula | 5,800 | -5,523 |
| Vicksburg | 9,485 | -9,208 |
Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit42-215-33753
12.3 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →
| Vicksburg | 10,904 | -10,569 |
| Vicksburg | 11,690 | -11,355 |
| Vicksburg | 12,138 | -11,803 |
Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit42-215-33340
12.7 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →
| Vicksburg | 10,320 | -9,977 |
| Vicksvurg W | 10,940 | -10,597 |
| Vicksburg | 10,940 | -10,597 |
| Vicksburg | 11,820 | -11,477 |
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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