OPERATORS · RRC 63400 · P-5 STATUS Y
Bell, O. M
Merkel, TX
Watch this operatorBell, O. M has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued September 17, 1997.
The RRC wellbore file lists 15 wells under its operatorship.
2 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1997; its P-5 organization report was last filed February 1, 2002.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
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- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 15 of record
- 5
- leases it reports
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- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
All 2 permits, searchable → · Leases it reports → · On the map →
Formations in its completed wells
Tops reported on completion filings for wells it operates. RRC wellbore file. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 2 | 0 |
| Palo Pinto | 1 | 0 |
Production by month
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Barrels on leases where this operator filed the production report. Lease-level by design; the latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive. How production is reported →
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- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
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- vs the 12 months before
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- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 30.3K
- bbl oil since reporting began
No lease production reported under this operator number in the last three years.
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 15
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 14
- plugged
How it got them
- 0
- permitted itself
- 10
- acquired from others
- 1
- permitted, now run by others
Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →
Permit types
Last 12 months against the prior 12, and all time. A type opens the permit history filtered to it. What the types mean →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Fields
RRC regulatory fields with the most wells of record under this operator. The field opens its page; the count opens this operator's wells in it.
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| Jones County Regular47113001 | 3 | 0 |
| Lake Abilene (4000)51365900 | 2 | 0 |
| Van Dyke (Atoka)93070300 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor County Regular88520001 | 2 | 0 |
| Truby (Strawn)91526666 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis SW (2490)24280450 | 1 | 0 |
| Watts (Gardner Lime)95502200 | 1 | 0 |
| Dial (Hockley 3380)24525150 | 1 | 0 |
| Moby Dick (Congl)62290500 | 1 | 0 |
| Truby (Palo Pinto)91526333 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Feb 1, 2002
- Address
- 16527 CR 469
- Merkel, TX 79536
- Officers and agents
- Bell, Orville M. · Operator/Owner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497713 | Aug 8, 2000 | Aug 8, 2000 | Bell, Johnny Inc. | Jones | Bumpass, E. B. & Tinah H. #2B | 4,600 | 25304663 |
| 467599 | Sep 17, 1997 | Sep 17, 1997 | Bell, O. M. | Jones | Bumpass, E. B. & Tinah H. #7 | 3,500 | 25334417 |
| 455560 | Jan 8, 1997 | Jan 8, 1997 | Bell, O. M. | Jones | Bumpass, E.B. & Tinah H. #6 | 4,900 | 25334373 |
| 263916 | Jan 9, 1985 | Jan 9, 1985 | David, Roger D. Inc. | Nolan | Hawley #3A | 5,720 | 35331752 |
| 244076 | Jul 3, 1984 | Jul 3, 1984 | Nugget Oil Corporation | Goliad | Pereira, D. R. #1R | 16,000 | 17531898 |
| 139211 | Nov 2, 1981 | Nov 2, 1981 | Sojourner Drlg. Corp. | Jones | Garcia, Leon #1 | 4,900 | 25332061 |
| 139155 | Nov 2, 1981 | Nov 2, 1981 | Olympia Oil Co., Inc. | Taylor | Camp Farm #2 | 4,200 | 44132039 |
| 133684 | Sep 18, 1981 | Sep 18, 1981 | Olympia Oil Co., Inc. | Taylor | Camp Farm #1 | 4,200 | 44132009 |
| 80054 | May 2, 1980 | May 2, 1980 | World Producers, Inc. | Palo Pinto | Goen "F" #7 | 4,700 | 36332362 |
| 68727 | Dec 31, 1979 | Dec 31, 1979 | World Producers, Inc. | Parker | King, Earl #1 | 5,300 | 36731843 |
| 26914 | Jun 20, 1978 | Jun 20, 1978 | Vista Resources, Inc. | Parker | Cooper, Hugh M. #1 | 5,100 | 36731228 |
| 14418 | Dec 19, 1977 | Dec 19, 1977 | World Producers, Inc. | Palo Pinto | Wharton A #1 | 5,000 | 36331875 |
About this data
Registration from the RRC P-5 organization report, refreshed weekly. Permits from the OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wells of record from the EWA wellbore schedule; production from PDQ lease reports at the last vintage; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/63400, documented in the API reference.