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Final CompletionBARRERA UNIT
HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · MCMORAN (8960)
Permits
5
Max Depth
10,750 ft
First Permit
2000-12-06
Latest Activity
2006-04-03
Lifespan
5 yrs
Regulatory Status
Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completion
2001-09-07
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2017-02)
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: SIERRA RESOURCES, LLC
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
2001-04
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 (7) Elevation 208 ft
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| VICKSBURG | 7,650 ft | -7,442 ft |
| GARZA | 8,563 ft | -8,355 ft |
| HINOJOSA | 8,671 ft | -8,463 ft |
| UPPER THETA | 8,759 ft | -8,551 ft |
| MIDDLE THETA | 8,848 ft | -8,640 ft |
| LOWER THETA | 8,903 ft | -8,695 ft |
| LOWER VICKSBURG (Vicksburg) | 9,482 ft | -9,274 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 (4)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 7,437–7,444 ft | Perforated |
| 8,060–8,100 ft | Perforated |
| 8,768–8,793 ft | Perforated |
| 8,904–8,931 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 13.375" | 3,000 ft | 1,980 sx |
| 9.625" | 7,670 ft | 572 sx |
| 4.5" | 10,730 ft | 220 sx |
Permit History (5)
BARRERA UNIT · 10,730 ft
2006-04-03
Spud 2006-04-04
BARRERA · 10,600 ft
2002-03-12
Spud 2001-12-04
BARRERA UNIT · 10,730 ft
2001-06-18
Spud 2001-06-12
BARRERA UNIT · 10,750 ft
2000-12-06
Spud 2001-02-06
BARRERA UNIT · 10,600 ft
2000-12-06
Applications (5)
Records & Logs
7 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.
+1 more 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.
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Well Details
- Well Number
- 4
- Max Depth
- 10,750 ft
- Drill Type
- Vertical
- County
- HIDALGO
- District
- 4
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2001-09-07
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