TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · NEEL, BESS M. LEASE · API 42-505-32686 · DISTRICT 04
Neel Bess M. #1
Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Neel Bess M. #1 (API 42-505-32686) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 22, 1991 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 1990, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Kerr-Mcgee Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kerr-McGee Corporation; 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 May 2022 |
| Latest permit | Kerr-McGee CorporationMay 25, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 25, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 1991
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neel, Bess M. G-4-137881 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.89M | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Kerr-McGee CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Devon Energy Corporation(nevada)Jan 1997 → Mar 2000
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Dec 2003
- 4North Central Oil Corp.Jan 2004 → Dec 2005
- 5Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Jan 2008
- 6Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
- 7Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 8OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 9Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → May 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373763-99 | Drill | Kerr-McGee Corporation | May 24, 1990 | May 25, 1990 | Sep 25, 1990 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 1991 | Neel Bess M. G-4-137881 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2022 | 8,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 457 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,804 | -2,347 |
| Wilcox | 5,166 | -4,709 |
| WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX | 6,746 | -6,289 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,432 | 7,652 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 910 | 14.75 | 485 S |
| 7.625 | 6,925 | 9.875 | 400 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 | May 15, 1991 | Feb 22, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-505-32686 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32686 → 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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