WELL · 42-167-01955 · DISTRICT 3
Belcher #1
Galveston County · Franks NW (9900) field · Vertical
Belcher #1 (API 42-167-01955) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged March 24, 1994, last operated by Hunt Hassie Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 6, 1990, permitted to 10,037 ft.
It was permitted by Freeport-Mcmoran Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Hunt Hassie Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Hunt Hassie Exploration Company
Permitted by Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2009 · 110 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hunt Hassie Exploration Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | FMP Operating Company, Ltd PTNFeb 6, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,037
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 1990
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 24, 1994
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher G-3-135649 | Franks, NW (9900) | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1994 |
| — O-3-7790 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369185-98 | Recompletion | Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 8, 1990 | Feb 6, 1990 | — | 10,037 |
| 369185-99 | Recompletion | FMP Operating Company, Ltd PTN | Jan 29, 1990 | Feb 6, 1990 | — | 10,037 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-135649 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-7790 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,996 | 9,002 | Perforated |
| 9,974 | 9,992 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 175 | — | 150 S |
| 9.625 | 1,963 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 9.625 | 1,963 | — | — |
| 2.5 | 8,824 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,025 | 8.5 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 10,025 | — | — |
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 | Oct 10, 1990 | Jun 15, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 18, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 6, 1965 | — |
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 42-167-01955 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-01955 → 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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