WELL · 42-215-31898 · DISTRICT 4
Belle Ferguson G. U. #3
Hidalgo County · Vertical
Belle Ferguson G. U. #3 (API 42-215-31898) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 1999, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 25, 2000
- Permits on file
- 1,328
- Phone
- (972) 801-2816
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Dec 2006 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanySep 15, 1999 |
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 6
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 717K
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Ferguson G.U. G-4-176145 | Belle Ferguson (Bond) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 180K | Sep 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Belle Ferguson G. U. G-4-160508 | Belle Ferguson (K-3) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 349K | Aug 1996 – Jan 2000 |
| Belle Ferguson G.U. G-4-173338 | Belle Ferguson (Bales) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 26.4K | Jun 1997 – Sep 1999 |
| Ferguson, Belle Gas Unit G-4-134204 | Belle Ferguson (L-2) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 163K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1996 |
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 → Dec 2002
- 4Shell Western E&PNov 2006 → Dec 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 487340-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Sep 7, 1999 | Sep 15, 1999 | Sep 11, 1999 | 9,541 |
| 484478-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | May 12, 1999 | May 17, 1999 | Feb 13, 1997 | 10,500 |
| 454644-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Nov 1, 1996 | Nov 13, 1996 | Aug 2, 1996 | 10,500 |
| 392876-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Oct 14, 1991 | Oct 14, 1991 | — | 10,300 |
| 367371-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jan 4, 1990 | Dec 7, 1989 | — | 14,000 |
| 367371-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Dec 7, 1989 | Dec 7, 1989 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-134204 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-160508 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-173338 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-176145 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8,624 | 8,629 | Perforated |
| 8,762 | 8,766 | Perforated |
| 9,470 | 9,499 | Perforated |
| 9,505 | 9,541 | Perforated |
| 9,610 | 9,620 | Perforated |
| 9,964 | 9,974 | Perforated |
| 9,978 | 9,990 | Perforated |
| 10,200 | 10,278 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,818 | 9.875 | 1,100 S |
| 10.75 | 2,034 | 14.75 | 1,000 S |
| 7.625 | 8,818 | 9.875 | 1,100 S |
| 4.5 | 10,500 | 6.5 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 10,500 | 6.75 | — |
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 | Jun 29, 2000 | Feb 10, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 19, 1999 | Jun 30, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1996 | Nov 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1991 | Oct 29, 1991 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 1990 | Apr 20, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 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 42-215-31898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31898 → 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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