TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · FERGUSON, BELLE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-33826 · DISTRICT 04
Ferguson Belle Gas Unit #8
Hidalgo County · Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Ferguson Belle Gas Unit #8 (API 42-215-33826) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 10, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 30, 2008, permitted to 10,750 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Reichert, Hensley Upper, Hensley Lo.
Its lease has reported 1.32K barrels of oil and 148K mcf of gas since November 2008, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 | Merit Energy Companythrough Oct 2016 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PMay 30, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 30, 2008
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 2008
- completed
- 1.32K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 148K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · NOV 2008 THROUGH OCT 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 2008
- Shut in
- Nov 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson, Belle Gas Unit G-4-244618 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1.32K | 148K | Nov 2008 – Oct 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Ferguson Belle Gas Unit
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Hidalgo County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PNov 2008 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Oct 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661444-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | May 7, 2008 | May 30, 2008 | Aug 12, 2008 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2008 | Ferguson Belle Gas Unit G-4-244618 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2016 | 10,750 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 96 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Reichert | 9,775 | -9,679 |
| Hensley Upper | 10,115 | -10,019 |
| Hensley LO | 10,460 | -10,364 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,573 | 10,596 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,997 | 14.75 | 1,070 S |
| 7.625 | 8,905 | 9.875 | 569 S |
| 3.5 | 10,418 | 6.5 | 391 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 | Feb 28, 2009 | Dec 17, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 2009 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Sep 26, 2011. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Reichert, Hensley Upper, Hensley Lo | TIFF | 1,992 to 10,496 | Sep 26, 2011run Sep 17, 2008 | 2.12 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-215-33826 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33826 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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