WELL · 42-037-30354 · DISTRICT 6
Bessie #2ST
Bowie County · Bessie T (Smackover) field · Directional
Bessie #2ST (API 42-037-30354) is a plugged well in Bowie County, plugged July 23, 2024, last operated by Mertz Energy Texas LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2024, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Woodbine, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · 2 permits on file · (281) 205-8140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mertz Energy Texas LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Mertz Energy Texas LLCJul 3, 2024 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 3, 2024
- last permit issued
- Apr 5, 2024
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2024 THROUGH Jun 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 5, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 23, 2024
Surface location
33.362352, -94.480980
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Bowie County.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie O-6-16095 | Wildcat | Mertz Energy Texas LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Bessie G-6-297588 | Bessie "T" (Smackover) | Mertz Energy Texas LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2024 – Jul 2024 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900891-99 | Recompletion | Mertz Energy Texas LLC | Jun 26, 2024 | Jul 3, 2024 | — | 9,000 |
| 897115-99 | Drill | Mertz Energy Texas LLC | Feb 6, 2024 | Feb 9, 2024 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-297588 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-16095 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 309 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 3,300 | -2,991 |
| Rodessa | 5,300 | -4,991 |
| Pettit | 5,675 | -5,366 |
| Travis Peak | 5,750 | -5,441 |
| Haynesville | 7,775 | -7,466 |
| Smackover | 8,460 | -8,151 |
| Nacatoch | — | — |
| Paluxy | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,594 | 8,638 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,182 | 11 | 428 S |
| 5.5 | 8,790 | 7.875 | 1,664 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 7, 2025 | Jan 24, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Aug 19, 2024 | Jul 13, 2024 | Yes |
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 42-037-30354 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-037-30354 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 5 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
McDaniel42-037-30349
5.1 KM · Machin & Associates, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 1,319 | -976 |
| Woodbine | 3,268 | -2,925 |
| Paluxy | 3,486 | -3,143 |
| Rodessa | 4,973 | -4,630 |
| Smackover | — |
McDaniel42-037-30350
5.1 KM · Machin & Associates, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 1,330 | -997 |
| Woodbine | 3,240 | -2,907 |
| Paluxy | 3,440 | -3,107 |
| Rodessa | — | |
| Smackover | — |
Elliott42-037-30357
5.2 KM · Machin & Associates, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 1,320 | -1,006 |
| Woodbine | 2,850 | -2,536 |
| Paluxy | 3,482 | -3,168 |
| Smackover | — | |
| Rodessa | — |
McDaniel SWD42-037-30353
5.4 KM · Machin & Associates, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 850 | -529 |
| Blossom | 2,133 | -1,812 |
| Blossom | 2,464 | -2,143 |
| Paluxy | — | |
| Rodessa | — | |
| Smackover | — | |
| Woodbine | — |
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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