TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-31961 · DISTRICT 04
Belle Ferguson G.U. #5
Hidalgo County · Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Belle Ferguson G.U. #5 (API 42-215-31961) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 22, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1999, permitted to 11,050 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 23K barrels of oil and 2.61M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMay 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.
- 11,050
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 27, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 1999
- completed
- 23K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 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 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 G.U. G-4-174688 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 15.9K | 2M | Aug 1999 – Apr 2026 |
| Ferguson, Belle Gas Unit G-4-136573 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 7.12K | 608K | Jan 1993 – May 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 33,042 · prior 12 35,962(-8%)
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 2006
- 5Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Apr 2011
- 6OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484747-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | May 24, 1999 | May 27, 1999 | Aug 17, 1999 | 10,253 |
| 374517-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jun 14, 1990 | Jun 14, 1990 | — | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 1999 | Belle Ferguson G.U. G-4-174688 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,050 |
| Oct 23, 1990 | Ferguson Belle Gas Unit G-4-136573 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 11,050 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9,554 | 9,777 | Perforated |
| 9,923 | 9,936 | Perforated |
| 9,948 | 9,957 | Perforated |
| 10,232 | 10,284 | Perforated |
| 10,295 | 10,434 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,016 | 14.75 | 1,000 S |
| 7.625 | 9,250 | 9.875 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 10,675 | 6.5 | 324 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 | May 11, 2000 | Mar 20, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 1999 | Nov 1, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1995 | Jan 26, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1991 | Oct 31, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-215-31961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31961 → 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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