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PRODUCING

BELLE FERGUSON G.U.

HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · BELLE FERGUSON (LO. FRIO CONS.)

Permits

Max Depth

11,600 ft

First Permit

1990-06-14

Latest Activity

1999-05-27

Lifespan

9 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

1999-08-22

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY 1993-1996→ FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY 1996-2000→ TOTALFINAELF E&P USA INC 2001-2003→ TOTAL E&P USA, INC. 2003-2006→ SHELL WESTERN E&P 2006-2011→ OXY USA INC. 2011-2017→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2017-2026

Lease Production

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

Formation Tops (3) Elevation 102 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
OAKVILLE	4,045 ft	-3,943 ft
UPPER FRIO (Frio)	5,718 ft	-5,616 ft
LOWER FRIO (Frio)	9,518 ft	-9,416 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 (5)

Interval	Type
9,554–9,777 ft	Perforated
9,923–9,936 ft	Perforated
9,948–9,957 ft	Perforated
10,232–10,284 ft	Perforated
10,295–10,434 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	2,016 ft	1,000 sx
7.625"	9,250 ft	1,200 sx
5.5"	10,675 ft	324 sx

Permit History (2)

#484747 Recompletion Final Completion

BELLE FERGUSON G.U. · 10,253 ft

1999-05-27

Spud 1999-08-17

#374517 Drill Final Completion

BELLE FERGUSON GAS UNIT · 11,600 ft

1990-06-14

Applications (2)

#484747 A FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY

received 1999-05-24

#374517 A ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY

received 1990-06-14

Records & Logs

6 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2000-03-20

W-2/G-1 1999-11-01 log on file

W-2/G-1 1999-11-08

W-2/G-1 1995-01-26

W-2/G-1 1990-10-31 log on file

W-2/G-1 1991-01-22

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: 5
Max Depth: 11,600 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: HIDALGO
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 1999-08-22

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2025-11-07)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,412,014 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 675,243,840 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,049