WELL · 42-149-31738 · DISTRICT 3
Belle #1H
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Belle #1H (API 42-149-31738) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged February 24, 2021, last operated by Ginger Petroleum Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1996, permitted to 13,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 86.3K barrels of oil and 507K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2021. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
LA Grange, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 46 permits on file · (979) 966-7509
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ginger Petroleum Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ginger Petroleum Company, Inc.through Feb 2021 |
| Latest permit | Ginger Petroleum Company, Inc.Dec 23, 1996 |
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 23, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 2009
- completed
- 86.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 507K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 24, 2021
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle G-3-254199 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Ginger Petroleum Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 35.4K | Sep 2009 – Feb 2021 |
| Belle O-3-17614 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Ginger Petroleum Company, Inc. | 2 | 86.3K | 472K | Jan 1993 – May 2010 |
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.
- 1Compagnie Financiere Suisse,n.v.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Nance Energy, Inc.Apr 1995 → Dec 1995
- 3Ginger Petroleum Company, Inc.Feb 1996 → Feb 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456444-99 | Recompletion | Ginger Petroleum Company, Inc. | Dec 18, 1996 | Dec 23, 1996 | Jan 29, 1998 | 13,000 |
| 230697-99 | Drill | Driver Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 27, 1984 | Feb 27, 1984 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-254199 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-17614 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-17614 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 306 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,900 | -8,594 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,060 | -8,754 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,199 | 12,200 | Perforated |
| 9,401 | 11,181 | Perforated |
| 9,668 | 9,813 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,660 | 12.25 | 1,120 S |
| 5.5 | 9,856 | 8.75 | 751 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 | Apr 5, 2010 | Sep 21, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 17, 1998 | Apr 30, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1998 | May 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1984 | May 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1984 | May 24, 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 42-149-31738 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31738 → 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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