WELL · 42-215-31859 · DISTRICT 4
Ferguson Belle #1
Hidalgo County · McAllen (6900) field · Vertical
Ferguson Belle #1 (API 42-215-31859) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged April 4, 2017, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1989 and 1998, permitted to 12,200 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Apr 2006 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanySep 22, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 359K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 4, 2017
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson, Belle G-4-169921 | McAllen (6900) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 359K | Aug 1997 – Apr 2017 |
| Ferguson, Belle Gas Unit G-4-132851 | Belle Ferguson (K-3) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 1997 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479579-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Sep 21, 1998 | Sep 22, 1998 | Jul 12, 1997 | 7,700 |
| 402504-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Aug 19, 1992 | Aug 19, 1992 | Sep 18, 1992 | 9,600 |
| 359283-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | May 15, 1989 | May 15, 1989 | — | 12,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1997 | Ferguson Belle G-4-169921 | McAllen (6900) | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Sep 18, 1992 | Ferguson Belle Gas Unit G-4-132851 | Belle Ferguson (K-3) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | — |
| Sep 18, 1992 | Ferguson Belle Gas Unit G-4-132851 | Belle Ferguson (K-3) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 102 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,042 | 7,055 | Perforated |
| 8,318 | 8,356 | Perforated |
| 9,878 | 9,952 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,028 | 14.75 | 993 S |
| 2.5 | 7,938 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 8,086 | 9.875 | 700 S |
| 4.5 | 10,000 | — | — |
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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 15, 1999 | Sep 21, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 25, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 1993 | Aug 12, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 19, 1990 | Oct 27, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-215-31859 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31859 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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