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TEMP ABANDONEDFERGUSON BELLE GAS UNIT
HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · BELLE FERGUSON (LO. FRIO CONS.)
Permits
1
Max Depth
11,400 ft
First Permit
1990-08-09
Latest Activity
1990-08-09
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
2001-06-28
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: Active
EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: OXY USA INC. (reported 2016-10)
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY
Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Production Summary Production data is a work in progress — still being validated against RRC filings. Spot something off or have questions? [email protected]
Cum Oil
— bbl
Cum Gas
— mcf
First Production
1993-01
Last Production
2026-07
Operator History
Chain of Custody
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (3) Elevation 95 ft (GL)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| OAKVILLE | 4,085 ft | -3,990 ft |
| UPPER FRIO (Frio) | 5,771 ft | -5,676 ft |
| LOWER FRIO (Frio) | 9,452 ft | -9,357 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 (6)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 9,446–9,894 ft | Perforated |
| 10,008–10,030 ft | Perforated |
| 10,036–10,058 ft | Perforated |
| 10,069–10,094 ft | Perforated |
| 10,110–10,118 ft | Perforated |
| 10,280–10,412 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 13.375" | 1,998 ft | 1,379 sx |
| 9.625" | 9,144 ft | 2,600 sx |
| 5.5" | 10,500 ft | 186 sx |
Permit History (1)
Applications (1)
Records & Logs
4 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.
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
Well Details
- Well Number
- 6
- Max Depth
- 11,400 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- HIDALGO
- District
- 4
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2001-06-28
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