WELL · 42-161-33020 · DISTRICT 5
Bell Gas Unit #9
Freestone County · Freestone (Bossier Sand) field · Vertical
Bell Gas Unit #9 (API 42-161-33020) is a well in Freestone County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed September 2, 2005.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 14, 2004, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Jul 14, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- Sep 2, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 2, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Gas Unit G-5-223854 | Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.43M | Sep 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Bell Gas Unit G-5-223855 | Freestone (Bossier Sand) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2005 – Feb 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 28,032 · prior 12 15,022(+87%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2005 → Dec 2023
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 547011-98 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Mar 24, 2005 | Jul 14, 2004 | Jun 22, 2005 | 13,500 |
| 547011-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Jun 16, 2004 | Jul 14, 2004 | — | 12,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-223854 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-223855 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 412 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,233 | -6,821 |
| Pettit | 7,891 | -7,479 |
| Travis Peak | 8,119 | -7,707 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 10,332 | -9,920 |
| Bossier | 11,167 | -10,755 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,694 | -12,282 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,194 | 11,532 | Perforated |
| 11,194 | 12,942 | Perforated |
| 12,710 | 12,942 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 995 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 5.5 | 13,035 | 8.75 | 1,900 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 | May 1, 2007 | Apr 28, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 1, 2007 | Nov 9, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Apr 27, 2007 | Nov 9, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 17, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-161-33020 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-33020 → 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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