TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · MCALLEN, A. A. LEASE · API 42-215-34019 · DISTRICT 04
McAllen A. A. #143
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg L-V N Cons field · Producing · Directional
Mcallen A. A. #143 (API 42-215-34019) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 6, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 22, 2011, permitted to 12,239 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including J, K, L.
Its lease has reported 53.8K barrels of oil and 3.3M mcf of gas since May 2011, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jun 22, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,239
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 22, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 2011
- completed
- 53.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 2011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, A. A. G-4-263254 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg L-V, N Cons | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 53.8K | 3.3M | May 2011 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 62,807 · prior 12 53,194(+18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Oct 2011 → Jul 2017
- 2Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718709-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Jun 20, 2011 | Jun 22, 2011 | Jul 23, 2011 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2011 | McAllen A. A. G-4-263254 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg L-V N Cons | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 12,239 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 150 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| J | — | — |
| K | — | — |
| L | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,770 | 11,886 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,999 | 13.5 | 1,102 S |
| 7 | 8,970 | 8.75 | 556 S |
| 3.5 | 12,385 | 6.125 | 451 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 | May 1, 2012 | Nov 10, 2011 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received May 14, 2012. 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 | 1,970 to 11,063 | May 14, 2012run Aug 5, 2011 | 6.96 |
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 42-215-34019 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-34019 → 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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