TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · BALES GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-33923 · DISTRICT 04
Bales Gas Unit #7ST
Hidalgo County · Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) field · Producing · Directional
Bales Gas Unit #7ST (API 42-215-33923) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 23, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2010, permitted to 10,667 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 8500/9400, Hansen, Marks, Bond.
Its lease has reported 47.3K barrels of oil and 4.98M mcf of gas since August 2009, last reporting volume in March 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PFeb 19, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,667
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 19, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 2023
- completed
- 47.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.98M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2009 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 2023
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2026
- 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-4-251874 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 47.3K | 4.98M | Aug 2009 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 89,215 · prior 12 330,899(-73%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PAug 2009 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689290-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Jan 5, 2010 | Feb 19, 2010 | — | 15,000 |
| 678931-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Feb 26, 2009 | Mar 13, 2009 | May 18, 2009 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2023 | Bales Gas Unit G-4-251874 | Belle Ferguson (Lo. Frio Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2026 | 10,667 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 107 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 8500/9400 | 8,590 | -8,483 |
| Hansen | 9,450 | -9,343 |
| Marks | 9,990 | -9,883 |
| Bond | 10,719 | -10,612 |
| Montgomery | 12,359 | -12,252 |
| Reichert | 12,939 | -12,832 |
| Bond | — | — |
| Hansen | — | — |
| Marks | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,890 | 8,905 | Perforated |
| 8,915 | 8,919 | Perforated |
| 8,928 | 8,943 | Perforated |
| 8,975 | 9,006 | Perforated |
| 9,580 | 9,599 | Perforated |
| 9,580 | 9,707 | Perforated |
| 10,890 | 10,926 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,996 | 14.75 | 1,035 S |
| 7.625 | 8,671 | 9.875 | 809 S |
| 3.5 | 10,724 | 6.5 | 401 S |
| 3.5 | 11,067 | 6.5 | 401 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 22, 2023 | Feb 9, 2023 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 2019 | Jul 13, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2009 | Oct 1, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-215-33923 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33923 → 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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