WELL · 42-009-37997 · DISTRICT 9
Bell #1
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Shut IN · Vertical
Bell #1 (API 42-009-37997) is a well in Archer County operated by Willowbend Investments Inc., completed January 12, 1984 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 1983, permitted to 4,200 ft.
It was permitted by Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Willowbend Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including M-Z Sand, Demoss Sand, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 68.3K barrels of oil and 49 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 162 permits on file · (940) 781-2358
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Willowbend Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | Willowbend Investments, Inc.through Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum Inc.Nov 28, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 12, 1984
- completed
- 68.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 12, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell O-13-23930 | Archer County Regular | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 4 | 68.3K | 49 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 153 · prior 12 125(+22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crocker Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1999
- 2Willowbend Investments, Inc.Oct 1999 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221723-99 | Drill | Petroleum Inc. | Nov 16, 1983 | Nov 28, 1983 | Dec 7, 1983 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-23930 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 999 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| M-Z Sand | 3,350 | -2,351 |
| Demoss Sand | 3,680 | -2,681 |
| Strawn | 3,864 | -2,865 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,340 | 3,343 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 219 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 5.5 | 3,886 | 7.875 | 140 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 | Feb 23, 1984 | Jan 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1984 | Jan 18, 1984 | — |
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 42-009-37997 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-37997 → 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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