WELL · 42-215-33938 · DISTRICT 4
Pharr Fieldwide Unit #57
Hidalgo County · McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Pharr Fieldwide Unit #57 (API 42-215-33938) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 15, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 23, 2009, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hansen, Marks, Bond.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&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 | Shell Western E&PSep 23, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 2009
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 2016
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharr Fieldwide Unit G-4-257975 | Pharr (Marks) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 4.12M | May 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,191 · prior 12 7,683(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PMay 2010 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 685440-98 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Sep 28, 2009 | Sep 23, 2009 | Feb 22, 2010 | 15,000 |
| 685440-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Sep 23, 2009 | Sep 23, 2009 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-257975 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 110 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen | 9,535 | -9,425 |
| Marks | 9,965 | -9,855 |
| Bond | 10,465 | -10,355 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,744 | 9,764 | Perforated |
| 10,070 | 10,181 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,980 | 14.75 | 1,022 S |
| 7.625 | 8,820 | 12.25 | 827 S |
| 3.5 | 10,932 | 6.5 | 411 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 | Sep 13, 2016 | Aug 24, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 2010 | Sep 29, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-215-33938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33938 → 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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