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Final Completion

FERGUSON BELLE

HIDALGO County · District 4 · OXY USA INC. · MCALLEN (6900)

Permits

Max Depth

12,200 ft

First Permit

1989-05-15

Latest Activity

1998-09-22

Lifespan

9 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1997-08-01

Shut-In

—

Plugged

2017-04-04

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: OXY USA INC. ≠ Production: SHELL WESTERN E&P (reported 2006-04)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: OXY USA INC. ≠ Permit: FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY

Resolved via: scheduling → OXY USA INC.

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2017-04

Operator History

Chain of Custody

FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY 1997-2000→ TOTALFINAELF E&P USA INC 2001-2003→ TOTAL E&P USA, INC. 2003-2006→ SHELL WESTERN E&P 2006-2006

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Formation Tops (4) Elevation 102 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
OAKVILLE	4,097 ft	-3,995 ft
UPPER FRIO (Frio)	5,827 ft	-5,725 ft
MIDDLE FRIO (Frio)	7,932 ft	-7,830 ft
LOWER FRIO (Frio)	9,577 ft	-9,475 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (3)

Interval	Type
7,042–7,055 ft	Perforated
8,318–8,356 ft	Perforated
9,878–9,952 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	2,028 ft	993 sx
2.5"	7,938 ft	—
7.625"	8,086 ft	700 sx
4.5"	10,000 ft	—

Permit History (3)

#479579 Recompletion Final Completion

FERGUSON, BELLE · 7,700 ft

1998-09-22

Spud 1997-07-12

#402504 Recompletion U

FERGUSON, BELLE GAS UNIT · 9,600 ft

1992-08-19

Spud 1992-09-18

#359283 Drill Final Completion

FERGUSON, BELLE GAS UNIT · 12,200 ft

1989-05-15

Applications (3)

#479579 A FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY

received 1998-09-21

#402504 A ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY

received 1992-08-19

#359283 A ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY

received 1989-05-15

Records & Logs

5 completion filings on record · 3 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 1998-09-21 log on file

W-2/G-1 1998-09-25

W-2/G-1 1993-08-12 log on file

W-2/G-1 1989-10-27 log on file

W-2/G-1 1990-01-10

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in HIDALGO County.

Well Details

Well Number: 1
Max Depth: 12,200 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: OXY USA INC.
Completed: 1997-08-01

Operator

Name: OXY USA INC
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2026-01-26)
Cum Oil (all leases): 277,250,617 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 814,544,078 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 3,304