TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · HOPKINS, M. A. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-33312 · DISTRICT 04
Hopkins M. A. Gas Unit #18
Hidalgo County · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Hopkins M. A. Gas Unit #18 (API 42-215-33312) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 21, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 17, 2005, permitted to 12,650 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 65.8K barrels of oil and 2.8M mcf of gas since May 2005, last reporting volume in 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 Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PFeb 17, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jul 21, 2019
- completed
- 65.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAY 2005 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 21, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins, M. A. Gas Unit G-4-210394 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 65.8K | 2.8M | May 2005 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 21,400 · prior 12 18,827(+14%)
Wells named Hopkins M. A. Gas Unit
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 2005 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557818-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Feb 16, 2005 | Feb 17, 2005 | Mar 1, 2005 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2019 | Hopkins M. A. Gas Unit G-4-210394 | Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 12,650 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,948 | 10,084 | Perforated |
| 10,161 | 10,386 | Perforated |
| 11,534 | 11,600 | Perforated |
| 12,196 | 12,214 | Perforated |
| 12,352 | 12,356 | Perforated |
| 12,396 | 12,400 | Perforated |
| 12,424 | 12,434 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,484 | 14.75 | 1,333 S |
| 7.625 | 8,829 | 9.875 | 617 S |
| 3.5 | 12,639 | 4.75 | 216 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 26, 2019 | Jul 23, 2019 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 2008 | Jan 14, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 2005 | May 26, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 6, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Aug 27, 2008. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Vicksburg | TIFF | 8,828 to 12,490 | Aug 27, 2008run Mar 27, 2005 | 1.13 |
"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 42-215-33312 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33312 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/21533312, documented in the API reference.