TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-33400 · DISTRICT 04
Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit #19
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) field · Producing · Vertical
Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit #19 (API 42-215-33400) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 27, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 7, 2005, permitted to 10,350 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. 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 1.88K barrels of oil and 921K mcf of gas since January 2006, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 7, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 7, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 2006
- completed
- 1.88K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 921K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 2006
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-223568 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1.88K | 921K | Jan 2006 – Apr 2026 |
| Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-223570 | Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2006 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27 · prior 12 25(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2006 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608871-98 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jan 3, 2006 | Nov 7, 2005 | Dec 5, 2005 | 12,000 |
| 608871-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 2, 2005 | Nov 7, 2005 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2006 | Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-223568 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 2025 | 10,350 |
| Jan 7, 2006 | Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-223570 | Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Jan 1, 2006 | 10,350 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 211 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 8,690 | -8,479 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,134 | 9,794 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,310 | 12.25 | 904 S |
| 9.556 | 2,310 | 12.25 | 904 S |
| 4.5 | 10,200 | 6.25 | 480 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 | May 15, 2007 | Jun 23, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Apr 19, 2007 | May 30, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 2007 | May 30, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-215-33400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33400 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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