TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-32521 · DISTRICT 04
Barrera Unit #2
Hidalgo County · El Staggs (7330) field · Temp Abandoned · Sidetrack
Barrera Unit #2 (API 42-215-32521) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 13, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2000, permitted to 9,599 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 56.6K barrels of oil and 4.49M mcf of gas since July 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough May 2016 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyJul 27, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,599
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 1999
- completed
- 56.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1998 THROUGH May 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 1999
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrera Unit G-4-187411 | El Staggs (7330) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 35.8K | 3.2M | Feb 2000 – May 2016 |
| Barrera Unit G-4-170352 | McMoran (8960) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 20.8K | 1.29M | Jul 1998 – Jan 2000 |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanySep 1998 → Nov 2002
- 2Sierra Resources, LLCDec 2002 → Jun 2006
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2006 → Aug 2014
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → May 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497738-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jul 27, 2000 | Jul 27, 2000 | Mar 2, 1999 | 9,599 |
| 474738-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Merit Energy Company | May 4, 1998 | Mar 26, 1998 | Apr 11, 1998 | 9,900 |
| 474738-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Mar 26, 1998 | Mar 26, 1998 | — | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1999 | Barrera Unit G-4-187411 | El Staggs (7330) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2016 | 9,599 |
| Apr 13, 1999 | Barrera Unit G-4-170352 | McMoran (8960) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 9,599 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 211 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,818 | 7,824 | Perforated |
| 8,364 | 8,380 | Perforated |
| 9,110 | 9,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,870 | 14.75 | 1,535 S |
| 7.625 | 7,374 | 9.875 | 545 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 | Apr 30, 2002 | Aug 2, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1999 | Sep 20, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1999 | Jan 6, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1998 | Aug 31, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-215-32521 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32521 → 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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