TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-33276 · DISTRICT 04
Boston Texas Land & Trust #48
Hidalgo County · Javelina ( 5 400) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Boston Texas Land & Trust #48 (API 42-215-33276) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 27, 2012 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2004 and 2012, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. 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 154 barrels of oil and 64.6K mcf of gas since March 2005, 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 OXY USA Inc.; 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 | OXY USA Inc.through Jul 2006 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jul 3, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jul 3, 2012
- last permit issued
- Aug 27, 2012
- completed
- 154
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Jul 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 27, 2012
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Texas Land & Trust G-4-209829 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 154 | 64.6K | Mar 2005 – Jul 2006 |
| Boston Texas Land & Trust G-4-268882 | Javelina ( 5,400) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2012 – — |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&PMar 2005 → Jul 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743466-98 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Sep 19, 2012 | Jul 3, 2012 | Aug 20, 2012 | 16,000 |
| 743466-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Jun 25, 2012 | Jul 3, 2012 | — | 16,000 |
| 646750-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Sep 26, 2007 | Oct 1, 2007 | — | 16,000 |
| 553819-98 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Jan 11, 2005 | Nov 18, 2004 | Dec 10, 2004 | 17,000 |
| 553819-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Nov 18, 2004 | Nov 18, 2004 | — | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2012 | Boston Texas Land & Trust G-4-268882 | Javelina ( 5 400) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2012 | 16,000 |
| Dec 29, 2010 | Boston Texas Land & Trust G-4-209829 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | OXY USA Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 356 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,564 | 5,570 | Perforated |
| 10,476 | 10,488 | Perforated |
| 12,182 | 12,192 | Perforated |
| 12,210 | 12,214 | Perforated |
| 12,226 | 12,230 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,198 | 17.5 | 1,523 S |
| 12.25 | 6,960 | 12.25 | 1,025 S |
| 9.625 | 6,960 | 12.25 | 1,025 S |
| 3.5 | 12,800 | 6.5 | 1,312 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 | Jul 25, 2013 | Oct 8, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 2011 | Jan 26, 2011 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 2006 | Oct 17, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Oct 19, 2005 | Apr 13, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jun 24, 2008. Gamma ray, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ResistivitySLIM EXTREME ARRAY INDUCTION GAMMA RAY FIANL COMPOSITESpans Vicksburg | TIFF | 14,150 to 14,676 | Jun 24, 2008run Jan 19, 2005 | — |
"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 42-215-33276 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33276 → 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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