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Barrera Unit #3

Shut in

Hidalgo County · El Staggs (7330) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Barrera Unit #3 (API 42-215-32753) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 7, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2010.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 2000 and 2002, permitted to 10,732 ft.

It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Garza, Hinojosa, Upper Theta, Upr Theta.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

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
3,454
Phone
(713) 209-2400
Watch this operatorWatch Hidalgo County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsChesapeake Operating, Inc.through Dec 2012
Latest permitMerit Energy CompanyJun 20, 2002

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,732
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Jun 20, 2002
last permit issued
Dec 7, 2008
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
531K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 7, 2008
Shut in
Apr 1, 2010
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Barrera Unit G-4-188372El Staggs (7330)Hilcorp Energy Company1023.6KMar 2002 – Jul 2026
Barrera G-4-182554McMoran (Vicksburg 8400)Sierra Resources, LLC10181KApr 2001 – Jan 2003
Barrera Unit G-4-178019McMoran (8960)Merit Energy Company10326KJun 2000 – Jul 2001

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.

  1. 1Merit Energy CompanyJun 2000 → May 2002
  2. 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 2008 → Dec 2012

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
521239-99RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyJun 20, 2002Jun 20, 2002—8,750
516898-98RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyMar 8, 2002Jan 17, 2002Feb 12, 200210,732
516898-99RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyJan 17, 2002Jan 17, 2002—10,732
505039-98RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyFeb 14, 2001Feb 7, 2001Feb 16, 200110,732
505039-99RecompletionMerit Energy CompanyFeb 7, 2001Feb 7, 2001—10,732
493505-98DrillMerit Energy CompanyMay 2, 2000Mar 27, 2000Apr 12, 200011,500
493505-99DrillMerit Energy CompanyMar 27, 2000Mar 27, 2000—10,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Dec 7, 2008Barrera Unit G-4-188372El Staggs (7330)Hilcorp Energy CompanyTemp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 201010,732
Apr 3, 2001Barrera G-4-182554McMoran (Vicksburg 8400)Sierra Resources LLCNot on Schedule—
Jun 28, 2000Barrera Unit G-4-178019McMoran (8960)Merit Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 208 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Garza8,336-8,128
Hinojosa8,559-8,351
Upper Theta8,784-8,576
Upr Theta8,784-8,576
Middle Theta8,932-8,724
Lower Theta9,013-8,805
VicksburgLOWER VICKSBURG9,688-9,480

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,8406,848Perforated
7,6287,634Perforated
7,6527,656Perforated
7,8547,859Perforated
8,5748,594Perforated
8,7828,802Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,99817.51,956 S
9.6257,37812.25505 S
9.6257,39812.25505 S
4.5———

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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Sep 25, 2009Jan 2, 2009—
00Jul 11, 2002May 31, 2002—
00Jun 11, 2002Apr 17, 2002Yes
00May 6, 2002——
00Jul 26, 2001May 14, 2001Yes
00Jun 4, 2001——
00Sep 25, 2000Aug 2, 2000Yes
00Aug 10, 2000——

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.

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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