WELL · 42-059-33211 · DISTRICT 7
Betcher Albert #1
Callahan County · Turnaround (Gray Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Betcher Albert #1 (API 42-059-33211) is a well in Callahan County operated by Mission Energy Inc., completed November 16, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 2, 1981, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Mercury Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Mission Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 61.9K barrels of oil and 44.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mercury Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (432) 413-4864
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mission Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Mission Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mercury Exploration Co.Jul 2, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 1981
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 1981
- completed
- 61.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 1981
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betcher, Albert O-8-17808 | Turnaround (Gray Sand) | Mission Energy Inc. | 1 | 61.9K | 44.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,719 · prior 12 2,025(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mercury Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → May 2001
- 2Sun-Key Oil Co., Inc.Jun 2001 → Dec 2017
- 3Alaron Energy, Inc.Jan 2018 → Dec 2018
- 4Vanco Oil & Gas Corp.Jan 2019 → Aug 2020
- 5Cockrell Production Co., Inc.Sep 2020 → Jul 2022
- 6Mission Energy Inc.Oct 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124153-99 | Drill | Mercury Exploration Co. | Jul 2, 1981 | Jul 2, 1981 | Jul 16, 1981 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-17808 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,952 | 3,960 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 11 | 75 S |
| 2.375 | 3,856 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,100 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 19, 1981 | — |
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 42-059-33211 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-059-33211 → 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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