TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · BARRERA UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-30789 · DISTRICT 04
Barrera Unit #1
Hidalgo County · McMoran (8960) field · Producing · Vertical
Barrera Unit #1 (API 42-215-30789) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 28, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1999, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, 8400' Sand, Barrera.
Its lease has reported 36.2K barrels of oil and 1.85M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyApr 27, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 1999
- completed
- 36.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrera Unit G-4-122205 | McMoran (8960) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 36.2K | 1.85M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,638 · prior 12 9,440(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 2002
- 2Sierra Resources, LLCDec 2002 → Jun 2006
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2006 → Aug 2014
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484140-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Apr 27, 1999 | Apr 27, 1999 | May 3, 1999 | 9,900 |
| 304447-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jun 20, 1986 | Jul 22, 1986 | — | 9,900 |
| 6504-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Jan 16, 1978 | Jan 16, 1978 | Oct 4, 1977 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1999 | Barrera Unit G-4-122205 | McMoran (8960) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,900 |
| Aug 28, 1999 | Barrera Unit G-4-122205 | McMoran (8960) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,900 |
| — | Barrera Unit G-4-74888 | Casas S. (Vksbg. 8750) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 207 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,386 | 8,404 | Perforated |
| 8,820 | 8,850 | Perforated |
| 8,820 | 8,858 | Perforated |
| 9,268 | 9,317 | Perforated |
| 9,282 | 9,293 | Perforated |
| 9,500 | 9,532 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,155 | 14.75 | 1,350 S |
| 7.625 | 7,775 | 9.5 | 1,150 S |
| 5 | 9,892 | 6.75 | 320 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 19, 1999 | Oct 18, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1999 | Sep 29, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1997 | Nov 3, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1987 | Dec 19, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1987 | Dec 9, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1986 | Sep 24, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 13, 1978 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-30789 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30789 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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