TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · BOSTON TEXAS LAND & TRUST LEASE · API 42-215-33201 · DISTRICT 04
Boston Texas Land & Trust #42
Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Boston Texas Land & Trust #42 (API 42-215-33201) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 20, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 9, 2004, permitted to 12,473 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 16.9K barrels of oil and 615K mcf of gas since May 2004, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
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 Jul 2016 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PApr 9, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,473
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 20, 2004
- completed
- 16.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 615K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAY 2004 THROUGH JUL 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 2004
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2016
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Texas Land & Trust G-4-202990 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 16.9K | 615K | May 2004 – Jul 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Boston Texas Land & Trust
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Hidalgo County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PMay 2004 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Jul 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544287-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Apr 9, 2004 | Apr 9, 2004 | Apr 23, 2004 | 13,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2004 | Boston Texas Land & Trust G-4-202990 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2016 | 12,473 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,778 | 11,788 | Perforated |
| 11,846 | 11,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,222 | 14.75 | 1,160 S |
| 7.625 | 7,088 | 9.875 | 717 S |
| 3.5 | 12,471 | 6.2 | 696 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 | Oct 21, 2004 | Jun 30, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 26, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Sep 7, 2007. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistivity1 INCH CORRELATION LOG | TIFF | 7,092 to 12,495 | Sep 7, 2007run May 10, 2004 | — |
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 42-215-33201 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33201 → 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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