TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · HAMMAN 'E' LEASE · API 42-215-33790 · DISTRICT 04
Hamman E #4
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (Frio Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Hamman E #4 (API 42-215-33790) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed April 20, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 13, 2008, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.05K barrels of oil and 986K mcf of gas since April 2008, last reporting volume in October 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Feb 13, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 13, 2008
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 2008
- completed
- 1.05K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 986K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2008 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 2008
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2024
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamman 'E' G-4-238156 | Monte Christo (Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1.05K | 986K | Apr 2008 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 6(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Apr 2008 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 3Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Oct 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653190-99 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jan 15, 2008 | Feb 13, 2008 | Mar 24, 2008 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2008 | Hamman E G-4-238156 | Monte Christo (Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2024 | 9,500 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,754 | 8,818 | Perforated |
| 8,932 | 8,980 | Perforated |
| 9,144 | 9,188 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,331 | 12.25 | 835 S |
| 4.5 | 9,404 | 8.5 | 570 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 | Sep 17, 2008 | May 30, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 2008 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received May 12, 2011. Density, Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 2,330 to 9,448 | May 12, 2011run Apr 8, 2008 | 8.88 |
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 42-215-33790 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33790 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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