TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · BALES GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-32464 · DISTRICT 04
Bales Gas Unit #5
Hidalgo County · Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Bales Gas Unit #5 (API 42-215-32464) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed March 12, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2010, permitted to 12,296 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Card, 8500, Hansen, Marks.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; 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 | Total E&P USA, Inc.through Jul 2005 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PNov 16, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,296
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 2010
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 1998
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2005
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bales Gas Unit G-4-171559 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.27M | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyMar 1998 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jul 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705232-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Nov 11, 2010 | Nov 16, 2010 | — | 12,296 |
| 466414-98 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Sep 11, 1998 | Aug 20, 1997 | Nov 24, 1997 | 12,296 |
| 466414-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 18, 1997 | Aug 20, 1997 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1998 | Bales Gas Unit G-4-171559 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2005 | 12,296 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 28 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Card | 7,130 | -7,102 |
| 8500 | 7,746 | -7,718 |
| Hansen | 8,239 | -8,211 |
| Marks | 8,954 | -8,926 |
| Bonds | 9,316 | -9,288 |
| Hensley | 11,597 | -11,569 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,422 | 11,432 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,045 | 17.5 | 1,320 S |
| 9.625 | 8,800 | 12.25 | 1,370 S |
| 7.625 | 10,262 | 8.5 | 320 S |
| 3.5 | 12,288 | 6.5 | 135 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 | Mar 4, 1999 | Nov 20, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-215-32464 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32464 → 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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