42-215-33826
TEMP ABANDONED DirectionalFERGUSON BELLE GAS UNIT
HIDALGO County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · BELLE FERGUSON (LO. FRIO CONS.)
Permits
1
Max Depth
12,000 ft
First Permit
2008-05-30
Latest Activity
2008-05-30
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
2008-11-10
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: SHELL WESTERN E&P
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
2008-11
Last Production
2026-07
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (3) Elevation 96 ft
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| REICHERT | 9,775 ft | -9,679 ft |
| HENSLEY UPPER | 10,115 ft | -10,019 ft |
| HENSLEY LO | 10,460 ft | -10,364 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 (1)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 10,573–10,596 ft | Perforated |
Casing (3)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 10.75" | 1,997 ft | 1,070 sx |
| 7.625" | 8,905 ft | 569 sx |
| 3.5" | 10,418 ft | 391 sx |
Permit History (1)
Applications (1)
Records & Logs
2 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
- 8
- Max Depth
- 12,000 ft
- Drill Type
- Directional
- County
- HIDALGO
- District
- 4
- Operator
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 2008-11-10
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