TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN, A. A. LEASE · API 42-215-33111 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A. A. #118
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcallen A. A. #118 (API 42-215-33111) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 7, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 27, 2003, permitted to 13,200 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 81.1K barrels of oil and 4.14M mcf of gas since August 2003, last reporting volume in September 2024.
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 May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PMay 27, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 27, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 7, 2004
- completed
- 81.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2003 THROUGH May 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 7, 2004
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, A. A. G-4-197015 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 81.1K | 4.14M | Aug 2003 – May 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 23,155(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PAug 2003 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Jul 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Sep 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532356-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | May 23, 2003 | May 27, 2003 | Jun 22, 2003 | 14,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2004 | McAllen A. A. G-4-197015 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Oct 1, 2024 | 13,200 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,555 | 11,567 | Perforated |
| 11,712 | 11,722 | Perforated |
| 11,765 | 11,775 | Perforated |
| 12,018 | 12,028 | Perforated |
| 12,232 | 12,242 | Perforated |
| 12,586 | 12,596 | Perforated |
| 12,622 | 12,632 | Perforated |
| 12,842 | 12,852 | Perforated |
| 12,855 | 12,865 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,740 | 17.5 | 1,204 S |
| 9.625 | 9,024 | 12.25 | 1,556 S |
| 3.5 | 10,996 | 4.75 | 520 S |
| 2.875 | 13,190 | — | — |
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 | Feb 19, 2004 | Jan 12, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2003 | Oct 17, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2003 | Sep 9, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Sep 19, 2006. Resistivity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ResistivityCORRELATION LOG | TIFF | 12,156 to 13,216 | Sep 19, 2006run Aug 3, 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 42-215-33111 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33111 → 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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