WELL · 42-083-33789 · DISTRICT 7
Bell Melvin A #1
Coleman County · Grady Roberts (Morris Sand) field · Vertical
Bell Melvin A #1 (API 42-083-33789) is a plugged well in Coleman County, plugged August 17, 2000, last operated by Bilbo Wireline Service Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 16, 1983, permitted to 4,750 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc. and has since transferred to Bilbo Wireline Service Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Morris Sand, Gray Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 9.59K barrels of oil and 45 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2000. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 2002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bilbo Wireline Service Inc. |
| Production reports | Beta-Tex, AN Oklahoma Corp.through Feb 1997 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc.Sep 16, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 31, 1997
- completed
- 9.59K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 31, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 17, 2000
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, Melvin "A" O-8-20609 | Grady Roberts (Morris Sand) | Bilbo Wireline Service, Inc. | 4 | 9.58K | 44 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2000 |
| Hog-Porch & Clary O-8-20402 | Grady Roberts (Morris Sand) | Beta-Tex, AN Oklahoma Corp. | 1 | 13 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Beta-Tex, AN Oklahoma Corp.Apr 1993 → Feb 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213088-99 | Drill | Houston Oil & Gas Company , Inc. | Oct 10, 1983 | Sep 16, 1983 | Oct 1, 1983 | 4,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-20402 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-20609 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,049 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Sand | 3,546 | -1,497 |
| Gray Sand | 4,020 | -1,971 |
| Gray Sand | 44,020 | -41,971 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,546 | 3,560 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 208 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 2.375 | 3,560 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,650 | 7.875 | 300 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 22, 2000 | Apr 21, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1999 | Sep 10, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1993 | Oct 12, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 12, 1983 | — |
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 42-083-33789 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-33789 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 14.4K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 32.4K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 2000
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000086493 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 21, 2000 | 300 | 1,750 | 3,546–3,560 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 14,400 · prior 12 18,000(-20%)
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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