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WELL · 42-505-33621 · DISTRICT 4

Neel Bess #4

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Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Lobo 6) field  · Directional

Neel Bess #4 (API 42-505-33621) is a well in Zapata County operated by Petro-Hunt L.L.C., completed January 25, 1998.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2009, permitted to 13,000 ft.

It was permitted by Pogo Producing Company LLC and has since transferred to Petro-Hunt L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Recklaw, Asche 1, Asche 1 Sand, Asche 1 Sd..

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

Operator of record

Petro-Hunt L.L.C.

Permitted by Pogo Producing Company LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 104 permits on file · (903) 752-6321

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulePetro-Hunt L.L.C.
Production reportsMerit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitPogo Producing Company LLCJun 3, 2009

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

13,000
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Jun 3, 2009
last permit issued
Jan 25, 1998
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
2.55M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 25, 1998
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

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
Neel, Bess G-4-170415Los Mogotes (Lobo 1)Merit Energy Company101.75MSep 1998 – Jul 2026
Neel, Bess G-4-249427Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.)Merit Energy Company10674KApr 2009 – Jul 2026
Neel, Bess G-4-168061Los Mogotes (Lobo 6)Hunt, Wm. Herbert, Trust Est.10127KJan 1998 – Sep 1998

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 26,678 · prior 12 14,571(+83%)

01K2K3K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Hunt, Wm. Herbert, Trust Est.Jan 1998 → Aug 1998
  2. 2Petro-Hunt, L.L.C.Sep 1998 → Apr 1999
  3. 3North Central Oil Corp.May 1999 → Dec 2005
  4. 4Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Jan 2008
  5. 5Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
  6. 6Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
  7. 7OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
  8. 8Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
681654-99RecompletionPogo Producing Company LLCMay 29, 2009Jun 3, 2009Mar 18, 200912,080
480043-99RecompletionPetro-Hunt, L.L.C.Oct 9, 1998Oct 13, 1998Sep 3, 199812,080
463690-98DrillHunt, Wm. Herbert, Trust Est.Sep 11, 1997Jun 12, 1997Oct 15, 199713,000
463690-99DrillHunt, Wm. Herbert, Trust Est.Jun 12, 1997Jun 12, 1997—12,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-168061————
—— G-4-170415————
—— G-4-249427————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 455 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Recklaw4,900-4,445
Asche 17,400-6,945
Asche 1 Sand7,400-6,945
Asche 1 Sd.7,400-6,945
Lobo 111,020-10,565
Lobo 1-Wilcox11,020-10,565
Lobo 1- Wilcox11,020-10,565
Lobo 611,632-11,177
Lobo 6-Wilcox11,632-11,177
Lobo 6- Wilcox11,632-11,177
Same AS in Prior Reports——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,0228,042Perforated
10,52910,542Perforated
11,10211,107Perforated
11,10211,170Perforated
11,11511,125Perforated
11,14711,153Perforated
11,16011,170Perforated
12,67012,686Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
1610520275 S
10.754,64014.751,545 S
7.6257,7409.8751,245 S
5.512,9636.75500 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 13, 2009Jun 2, 2009Yes
00Jul 23, 2009——
00Nov 1, 2000Sep 14, 2000—
00Nov 19, 1998Oct 8, 1998Yes
00Oct 27, 1998——
00Jun 15, 1998Feb 11, 1998Yes
00May 28, 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.

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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