TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-33104 · DISTRICT 04
Smith Gas Unit #1
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo N(vicksburg T LO) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Smith Gas Unit #1 (API 42-215-33104) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 19, 2003 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 28, 2003, permitted to 19,288 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 Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 249 barrels of oil and 3.26M mcf of gas since August 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Apr 28, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 19,288
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 28, 2003
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 2003
- completed
- 249
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2003 THROUGH Jan 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 2003
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2018
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Gas Unit G-4-197690 | Monte Christo, N. (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 249 | 3.26M | Aug 2003 – Jan 2018 |
| Smith Gas Unit G-4-197694 | Monte Christo, N(vicksburg T LO) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2003 – — |
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.Aug 2003 → 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 2015 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jan 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531179-98 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 27, 2003 | Apr 28, 2003 | May 23, 2003 | 19,288 |
| 531179-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 28, 2003 | Apr 28, 2003 | May 23, 2003 | 21,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2003 | Smith Gas Unit G-4-197694 | Monte Christo N(vicksburg T LO) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Aug 1, 2003 | 19,288 |
| Aug 19, 2003 | Smith Gas Unit G-4-197690 | Monte Christo N. (Vicksburg U) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2018 | 19,288 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 163 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 17,227 | 17,320 | Perforated |
| 17,342 | 17,400 | Perforated |
| 18,042 | 18,168 | Perforated |
| 18,222 | 18,274 | Perforated |
| 18,724 | 18,772 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,043 | 17.5 | 2,370 S |
| 9.875 | 12,699 | 12.25 | 1,520 S |
| 5 | 19,228 | 8.5 | 1,730 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 | Dec 16, 2003 | Oct 3, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 25, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 31, 2006. Cased hole, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity, Sonic. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustic PorositySLIM XTREME ARRAY INDUCTION IMAGER SLIMXTREMESpans Vicksburg | TIFF | 12,700 to 18,100 | Oct 31, 2006run Aug 1, 2003 | — |
| Neutron PorosityCOMPENSATED NEUTRON GR/CCL CORRELATIONSpans Vicksburg | TIFF | 12,500 to 19,006 | Oct 31, 2006run Jul 17, 2003 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-215-33104 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33104 → 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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