WELL · 42-123-31664 · DISTRICT 2
Bettge Chester H. #6
DE Witt County · Cuthbertson (Mackhank) field · Vertical
Bettge Chester H. #6 (API 42-123-31664) is a plugged well in De Witt County, plugged June 26, 1997, last operated by TD Natural Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 12, 1990, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by U.S. Exploration Company and has since transferred to TD Natural Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Yegua, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 149K barrels of oil and 411K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2023. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by U.S. Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Cuero, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (361) 243-0110
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TD Natural Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Pride Energy Companythrough Nov 2009 |
| Latest permit | U.S. Exploration CompanyNov 12, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 1990
- completed
- 149K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 411K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 26, 1997
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettge, Chester H. O-2-7595 | Cuthbertson (Mackhank) | TD Natural Resources LLC | 6 | 149K | 411K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2023 |
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.
- 1Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Feb 1998
- 2Lindenmuth & Associates, EtexMar 1998 → Jun 2000
- 3Pride Energy CompanyJul 2000 → Nov 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380714-99 | Drill | U.S. Exploration Company | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 12, 1990 | Nov 14, 1990 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7595 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 18 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 2,440 | -2,422 |
| FrioBASE FRIO | 3,680 | -3,662 |
| YeguaBASE OF YEGUA | 5,430 | -5,412 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 7,955 | -7,937 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,038 | 8,050 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,728 | 12.25 | 645 S |
| 4.5 | 8,189 | 7.875 | 370 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 23, 1991 | Dec 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-123-31664 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-123-31664 → 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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