WELL · 42-215-31870 · DISTRICT 4
Belle Ferguson Gas Unit #2
Hidalgo County · Vertical
Belle Ferguson Gas Unit #2 (API 42-215-31870) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Shell Western E&P; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1989 and 2009, permitted to 11,550 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Total E&P USA, Inc.through Jan 2005 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PSep 25, 2009 |
- 11,550
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 2009
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 629K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson, Belle Gas Unit G-4-148701 | Belle Ferguson (Bond) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 296K | Mar 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Belle Ferguson G.U. G-4-173534 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 255K | Jun 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Ferguson, Belle Gas Unit G-4-148247 | Belle Ferguson (Bales) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 6.19K | Jan 1994 – Jan 2000 |
| Ferguson, Belle Gas Unit G-4-134018 | Belle Ferguson (L-2) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 71.9K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMay 1996 → Dec 2000
- 3Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 4Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 685437-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Sep 23, 2009 | Sep 25, 2009 | — | 9,674 |
| 484748-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | May 24, 1999 | May 27, 1999 | Apr 16, 1999 | 9,674 |
| 421646-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 1, 1994 | Mar 1, 1994 | Mar 1, 1994 | 9,392 |
| 420476-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jan 24, 1994 | Jan 24, 1994 | Jan 24, 1994 | 10,000 |
| 362527-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Aug 8, 1989 | Aug 8, 1989 | — | 11,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-134018 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-148247 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-148701 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-173534 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 95 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,620 | 8,650 | Perforated |
| 8,687 | 8,714 | Perforated |
| 9,620 | 9,626 | Perforated |
| 9,620 | 9,674 | Perforated |
| 9,638 | 9,642 | Perforated |
| 9,668 | 9,674 | Perforated |
| 10,064 | 10,144 | Perforated |
| 10,064 | 10,477 | Perforated |
| 10,415 | 10,477 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,001 | 17.5 | 1,270 S |
| 9.625 | 8,736 | 12.25 | 1,320 S |
| 7.625 | 10,645 | 8.5 | 717 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 3, 1999 | Jun 30, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1994 | Mar 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1994 | Feb 15, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | May 9, 1990 | Dec 4, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1990 | Nov 6, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 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 42-215-31870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31870 → 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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