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WELL · 42-215-33651 · DISTRICT 4

Pharr Fieldwide Unit #51ST

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Hidalgo County · McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) field · Producing  · Directional

Pharr Fieldwide Unit #51ST (API 42-215-33651) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 21, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 2007 and 2012, permitted to 12,497 ft.

It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Hensley Upper, Hensely, Hensley, Hensley Lo.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Merit Energy Company

Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; 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
Watch this operatorWatch Hidalgo County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleShell Western E&P
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitOXY USA Inc.Jan 27, 2012

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

12,497
total depth, ft
5
permits on file
Jan 27, 2012
last permit issued
Feb 21, 2012
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.09M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 21, 2012
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.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-267004McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)Merit Energy Company10722KMay 2011 – Jul 2026
Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-261668Pharr (Bond)OXY USA Inc.100Jan 2011 – Feb 2012
Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-243902McAllen (Lower Frio)Shell Western E&P10151KNov 2008 – Jan 2011
Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-233166Pharr (Hensley)Shell Western E&P10217KOct 2007 – Nov 2008

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 16,492 · prior 12 21,312(-23%)

01K2K3K202420252026

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1Shell Western E&POct 2007 → Feb 2010
  2. 2OXY USA Inc.Feb 2012 → Apr 2017
  3. 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
728715-99RecompletionOXY USA Inc.Nov 21, 2011Jan 27, 2012Feb 8, 201215,000
688143-98RecompletionShell Western E&PJul 16, 2010Dec 9, 2009Feb 10, 201015,000
688143-99RecompletionShell Western E&PDec 2, 2009Dec 9, 2009—15,000
666962-99RecompletionShell Western E&PJul 17, 2008Aug 6, 2008—15,000
638580-99DrillShell Western E&PMay 8, 2007May 16, 2007Jun 12, 200715,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Feb 21, 2012Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-267004McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)Merit Energy CompanyProducing12,497
Jan 16, 2011Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-261668Pharr (Bond)OXY USA Inc.Not on Schedule—
Nov 24, 2008Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-243902McAllen (Lower Frio)OXY USA Inc.Not on Schedule—
Dec 4, 2007Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-233166Pharr (Hensley)Shell Western E&PNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 112 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Hensley Upper12,409-12,297
Hensely12,519-12,407
Hensley12,519-12,407
Hensley LO12,889-12,777
Hensley Lower12,889-12,777

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
9,4959,515Perforated
10,41410,422Perforated
11,54311,598Perforated
12,30912,330Perforated
12,34812,358Perforated
12,41412,426Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,00017.51,406 S
9.6258,47512.251,108 S
3.512,5034.125649 S
2.87512,5034.125649 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Apr 8, 2013Mar 28, 2012—
00Dec 28, 2011Mar 31, 2011—
00Feb 3, 2009Jan 7, 2009Yes
00Jan 14, 2009——
00Mar 4, 2008Dec 20, 2007Yes
00Feb 21, 2008——

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.

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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