WELL · 42-215-33853 · DISTRICT 4
Hamman a-3 GU #18
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Hamman A-3 GU #18 (API 42-215-33853) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 1, 2022 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 7, 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Aa 57, Aa57, Dd.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 7, 2008 |
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
- Aug 7, 2008
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2022
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 956K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 2022
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamman "a-3" GU G-4-242087 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 956K | Sep 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Hamman "a-3" GU G-4-293637 | Monte Christo (43-57 Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 54,227 · prior 12 59,063(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Sep 2008 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667212-99 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jul 21, 2008 | Aug 7, 2008 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-242087 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-293637 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 205 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,410 | 8,413 | Perforated |
| 8,410 | 9,999 | Perforated |
| 8,423 | 8,426 | Perforated |
| 8,432 | 8,435 | Perforated |
| 8,453 | 8,457 | Perforated |
| 8,472 | 8,476 | Perforated |
| 8,482 | 8,486 | Perforated |
| 8,514 | 8,517 | Perforated |
| 8,526 | 8,532 | Perforated |
| 9,821 | 9,908 | Perforated |
| 9,935 | 9,999 | Perforated |
| 9,935 | 10,020 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,319 | 12.25 | 295 S |
| 4.5 | 10,211 | 8.5 | 670 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 | Jan 3, 2023 | Nov 21, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2022 | Aug 17, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 2008 | Oct 16, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-33853 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33853 → 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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