WELL · 42-215-33488 · DISTRICT 4
Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 #8
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (56-a N) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Clemons Gas Unit NO. 1 #8 (API 42-215-33488) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 25, 2006 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 2006, permitted to 12,000 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 2 formation tops, including 56-A,N, 58,59 Cons..
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.May 25, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 25, 2006
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 603K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 G-4-222844 | Monte Christo (58,59 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 603K | Aug 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Clemons Gas Unit No. 1 G-4-222847 | Monte Christo (56-a, N) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,221 · prior 12 2,015(+60%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619926-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | May 25, 2006 | May 25, 2006 | Jul 17, 2006 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-222844 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-222847 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 196 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 56-A,n | 8,554 | -8,358 |
| 56-A,n | 8,568 | -8,372 |
| 58,59 Cons. | 8,954 | -8,758 |
| 58,59 Cons. | 9,133 | -8,937 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,305 | 12.25 | 744 S |
| 2.875 | 9,723 | 8.5 | 832 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 30, 2007 | Oct 13, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 2007 | Oct 13, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-215-33488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33488 → 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.
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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