TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · STALKER GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-33023 · DISTRICT 04
Stalker Gas Unit #10
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo N(vicksburg T LO) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Stalker Gas Unit #10 (API 42-215-33023) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 17, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2002 and 2005, permitted to 18,252 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including T Lo Sd.
Its lease has reported 233 barrels of oil and 438K mcf of gas since February 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Sep 28, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,252
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 2005
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 2006
- completed
- 233
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 438K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2003 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 2006
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalker Gas Unit G-4-194905 | Monte Christo, N(vicksburg T LO) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 233 | 438K | Feb 2003 – Feb 2016 |
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.Feb 2003 → Jan 2006
- 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Sep 2006 → Sep 2009
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCDec 2015 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607013-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 27, 2005 | Sep 28, 2005 | — | 18,252 |
| 524640-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 15, 2002 | Oct 15, 2002 | Oct 20, 2002 | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2006 | Stalker Gas Unit G-4-194905 | Monte Christo N(vicksburg T LO) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2009 | 18,252 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 211 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T LO SD | 17,190 | -16,979 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 17,190 | 17,214 | Perforated |
| 17,294 | 17,438 | Perforated |
| 17,941 | 18,032 | Perforated |
| 18,060 | 18,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,990 | 17.5 | 2,345 S |
| 9.625 | 10,368 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 5 | 18,252 | 6.5 | 535 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 12, 2007 | Jul 27, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2003 | May 19, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-215-33023 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33023 → 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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