TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · WOODS CHRISTIAN LEASE · API 42-215-34054 · DISTRICT 04
Woods Christian #50
Hidalgo County · McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) field · Producing · Directional
Woods Christian #50 (API 42-215-34054) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 26, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 14, 2012, permitted to 11,316 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 23.2K barrels of oil and 1.08M mcf of gas since May 2012, 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.Feb 14, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,316
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 14, 2012
- last permit issued
- May 26, 2012
- completed
- 23.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAY 2012 THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Christian G-4-267868 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V,s Cons) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 23.2K | 1.08M | May 2012 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,665 · prior 12 10,863(-48%)
Wells named Woods Christian
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Hidalgo County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.May 2012 → Jul 2017
- 2Merit Energy CompanyAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 733126-98 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Mar 5, 2012 | Feb 14, 2012 | Apr 22, 2012 | 15,000 |
| 733126-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Feb 3, 2012 | Feb 14, 2012 | Apr 22, 2012 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2012 | Woods Christian G-4-267868 | McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,316 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 189 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| J | — | — |
| K | — | — |
| L | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,640 | 11,024 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,789 | 12.25 | 721 S |
| 7 | 8,164 | 8.75 | 554 S |
| 3.5 | 11,380 | 6.125 | 539 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 24, 2013 | Jun 26, 2012 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jun 12, 2013. Cased hole. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURVEYS CASED HOLE | TIFF | 5,720 to 11,264 | Jun 12, 2013run May 13, 2011 | 5.63 |
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 42-215-34054 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-34054 → 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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