WELL · 42-215-32002 · DISTRICT 4
Bales 9400 Sand Unit #1
Hidalgo County · McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Bales 9400 Sand Unit #1 (API 42-215-32002) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 10, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1990 and 2005, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Total E&P USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Total E&P USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Total E&P USA, Inc.Jun 15, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 2005
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bales Gas Unit G-4-140072 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.08M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bales 9400' Sand Unit G-4-214171 | McAllen-Pharr (Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 182K | Aug 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,966 · prior 12 5,422(-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 → May 2002
- 4Shell Western E&PAug 2005 → Apr 2007
- 5OXY USA Inc.Jan 2012 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602109-98 | Recompletion | Total E&P USA, Inc. | Nov 9, 2005 | Jun 15, 2005 | Jul 4, 2005 | 9,125 |
| 602109-99 | Recompletion | Total E&P USA, Inc. | Jun 15, 2005 | Jun 15, 2005 | — | 9,125 |
| 381904-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 4, 1991 | Dec 4, 1990 | Dec 13, 1990 | 13,500 |
| 381904-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Dec 4, 1990 | Dec 4, 1990 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-140072 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-214171 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8,080 | 8,094 | Perforated |
| 8,702 | 8,770 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,000 | 12.25 | 675 S |
| 7 | 8,242 | 8.75 | 760 S |
| 4.5 | 9,110 | 6.25 | 230 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 7, 2006 | Nov 14, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1992 | Dec 6, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 27, 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 42-215-32002 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32002 → 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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