WELL · 42-215-33340 · DISTRICT 4

Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit #16

Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit #16 (API 42-215-33340) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2021, permitted to 14,750 ft.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Vicksvurg W.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permit	Merit Energy CompanyDec 28, 2021

14,750: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Dec 28, 2021: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
1.66M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Surface location

26.467753, -98.412723

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Hidalgo County.

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
Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit G-4-211583	Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)	Merit Energy Company	1	0	1.66M	Aug 2005 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 87,429 · prior 12 138,207(-37%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Shell Western E&PAug 2005 → Apr 2011
2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
875505-99	Recompletion	Merit Energy Company	Dec 20, 2021	Dec 28, 2021	Dec 13, 2021	13,000
561011-99	Drill	Shell Western E&P	Apr 25, 2005	Apr 25, 2005	May 10, 2005	14,750

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-211583	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 343 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
VicksburgVICKSBURG V	10,320	-9,977
VicksburgVICKSBURG W	10,940	-10,597
Vicksvurg W	10,940	-10,597
VicksburgVICKSBURG X	11,820	-11,477

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
10,918	11,026	Perforated
11,060	11,630	Perforated
11,251	11,483	Perforated
12,236	12,238	Perforated
12,268	12,278	Perforated
12,418	12,475	Perforated
12,440	12,444	Perforated
12,496	12,498	Perforated
12,502	12,504	Perforated
12,516	12,520	Perforated
12,581	12,790	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
10.75	2,495	14.75	1,336 S
7.625	8,699	9.875	606 S
3.5	12,986	6.5	799 S
3.5	13,785	6.5	600 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. About these reports →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Oct 25, 2022	Aug 15, 2022	—
Sep 29, 2017	Sep 14, 2017	—
Mar 2, 2006	Sep 26, 2005	—
Dec 27, 2005	Aug 24, 2005	Yes
Oct 18, 2005	—	—

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 42-215-33340 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-33340 → scanned completion filings

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Dixie Mortgage-Hopkins Gas Unit42-215-33753

0.9 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg	10,904	-10,569
Vicksburg	11,690	-11,355
Vicksburg	12,138	-11,803

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34142

2.4 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,304	-2,967
Catahoula	4,418	-4,081
Catahoula	5,047	-4,710
Vicksburg	7,430	-7,093
Jackson	—

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34157

3.0 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	2,100	-1,768
Catahoula	4,334	-4,002
Catahoula	5,014	-4,682
Vicksburg	8,273	-7,941
Jackson	—

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34168

4.3 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,117
Catahoula	4,202
Catahoula	4,888
Vicksburg	7,530
Jackson	—

Davis, W. J. 'A'42-215-32955

4.4 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,716	-3,439
Catahoula	5,140	-4,863
Catahoula	5,800	-5,523
Vicksburg	9,485	-9,208

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34158

4.5 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,112	-2,775
Catahoula	4,209	-3,872
Catahoula	4,854	-4,517
Vicksburg	7,526	-7,189
Jackson	—

Machac Gas Unit42-215-32513

4.5 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

K-1 Sand	7,950	-7,634
P Sand	9,940	-9,624
Lo. T Sand	11,255	-10,939
W Sand	12,940	-12,624

Boston Texas Land & Trust42-215-34164

4.6 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)	3,094	-2,765
Catahoula	4,161	-3,832
Catahoula	4,822	-4,493
Vicksburg	7,312	-6,983
Jackson	—

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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