OPERATORS · TEXAS · P-5 NUMBER 63400
Bell, O. M.
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 3, 2001
- Based in
- Merkel, TX
Bell, 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 April 3, 2001.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 15 of record
- 5
- leases it reports
- —
- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 5, 2026
Permits issued by month
LAST 60 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Counties
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
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 30.3K
- bbl oil since reporting began
No lease production reported under this operator number in the last ten years.
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
How it got them
Each count opens the wells it counts. Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today; wells it permitted that others now run are in its permit history, marked with who runs them now. 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 |
| Taylor County Regular88520001 | 2 | 0 |
| Truby (Strawn)91526666 | 2 | 0 |
| Lake Abilene (4000)51365900 | 2 | 0 |
| Watts (Gardner Lime)95502200 | 2 | 0 |
| Moby Dick (Congl)62290500 | 1 | 0 |
| Dial (Hockley 3380)24525150 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis SW (2490)24280450 | 1 | 0 |
| Van Dyke (Atoka)93070300 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status Inactive (I)
- Last filed Apr 3, 2001
- Address
- 16527 CR 469
- Merkel, TX 79536
- (325) 698-6487
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491120 | Jan 18, 2000 | Jan 18, 2000 | Bell, Johnny Inc. | Jones | Bumpass, E. B. & Tinah #8A | 4,565 | 25304664 |
| 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 |
| 239748 | May 22, 1984 | May 22, 1984 | David, Roger D. Inc. | Nolan | Hawley #1 | 5,700 | 35331015 |
| 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 |
| 101200 | Dec 5, 1980 | Dec 5, 1980 | Stroube Exploration, Inc. | Nolan | Hawley #1 | 5,770 | 35331015 |
| 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 |
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 by the operator that filed them, through the statewide reported-through month; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly. Nothing is estimated.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/63400, documented in the API reference.