WELL · 42-215-31917 · DISTRICT 4
Belle Ferguson Gas Unit #4
Hidalgo County · Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) field · Vertical
Belle Ferguson Gas Unit #4 (API 42-215-31917) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged January 10, 2003, last operated by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 1993, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2002
- Permits on file
- 138
- Phone
- (713) 647-3559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc |
| Production reports | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Incthrough May 2002 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyDec 2, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 2, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 21, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 21, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 10, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Ferguson Gas Unit G-4-147404 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | 1 | 0 | 1.34M | Dec 1993 – Jan 2003 |
| Belle Ferguson Gas Unit G-4-135964 | Belle Ferguson (L-2) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 28.2K | Jan 1993 – Feb 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 → May 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418908-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Dec 2, 1993 | Dec 2, 1993 | Dec 4, 1993 | 10,100 |
| 369651-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 1, 1990 | Feb 9, 1990 | — | 12,000 |
| 369651-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Feb 8, 1990 | Feb 9, 1990 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-135964 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-147404 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 98 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,819 | 9,826 | Perforated |
| 9,830 | 9,846 | Perforated |
| 9,906 | 9,994 | Perforated |
| 9,986 | 9,994 | Perforated |
| 10,125 | 10,154 | Perforated |
| 10,128 | 10,164 | Perforated |
| 10,160 | 10,164 | Perforated |
| 10,220 | 10,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,007 | 14.75 | 1,000 S |
| 7.625 | 8,915 | 9.875 | 1,325 S |
| 3.5 | 10,727 | 4.5 | 125 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 | Jun 21, 1999 | Jun 3, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1994 | Dec 17, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 19, 1994 | Oct 11, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Dec 21, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1991 | Dec 28, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1991 | Jul 16, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 12, 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 42-215-31917 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31917 → 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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