WELL · 42-505-35018 · DISTRICT 4
Neel Bess #6
Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Lobo 1) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Neel Bess #6 (API 42-505-35018) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed October 31, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 3, 2004, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by North Central Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lobo Unconformity, Lobo Consolidated, Wills Point.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by North Central Oil Corp.; 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 | OXY USA Inc.through Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Jun 3, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 2004
- last permit issued
- Oct 31, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.92M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 31, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- 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 G-4-204958 | Los Mogotes (Lobo 1) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.92M | Oct 2004 – 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.
- 1North Central Oil Corp.Oct 2004 → Dec 2005
- 2Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Jan 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546368-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Jun 1, 2004 | Jun 3, 2004 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-204958 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 471 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 10,390 | -9,919 |
| Lobo Consolidated | 10,965 | -10,494 |
| Wills Point | 11,750 | -11,279 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,748 | 10,752 | Perforated |
| 10,832 | 10,838 | Perforated |
| 11,046 | 11,072 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 187 | 17.5 | 265 S |
| 9.625 | 4,978 | 12.25 | 495 S |
| 7 | 7,800 | 8.75 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 11,985 | 6.125 | 365 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 | Mar 11, 2005 | Nov 12, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2005 | Oct 18, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 31, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-505-35018 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35018 → 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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