WELL · 42-215-33507 · DISTRICT 4
Van Scherpe Gas Unit B #12
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg V) field · Vertical
Van Scherpe Gas Unit B #12 (API 42-215-33507) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Cantera Operating LLC, completed October 4, 2006.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2006 and 2014, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Vidksburg V.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018 · 117 permits on file · (800) 871-1446
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cantera Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCSep 24, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 822K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Scherpe Gas Unit B G-4-276007 | Jeffress, E. (Vicksburg L) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 80.6K | Oct 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Van Scherpe Gas Unit "B" G-4-224679 | Jeffress (Vicksburg U) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 741K | Oct 2006 – Oct 2014 |
| Van Scherpe Gas Unit "B" G-4-224820 | Jeffress (Vicksburg V) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2006 – Oct 2014 |
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.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Oct 2006 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Jul 2015
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795757-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Sep 5, 2014 | Sep 24, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 | 11,850 |
| 623185-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 25, 2006 | Jul 25, 2006 | Aug 28, 2006 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-224679 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-224820 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-276007 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 273 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,692 | 6,702 | Perforated |
| 11,202 | 11,256 | Perforated |
| 11,294 | 11,333 | Perforated |
| 11,436 | 11,540 | Perforated |
| 11,558 | 11,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,022 | 14.75 | 658 S |
| 7.625 | 6,127 | 9.875 | 275 S |
| 7.625 | 10,127 | 9.875 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 11,850 | 6.5 | 560 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 17, 2015 | Jan 7, 2015 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 2007 | Nov 2, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 2007 | Nov 2, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 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 42-215-33507 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33507 → 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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