WELL · 42-179-30726 · DISTRICT 10
Bidwell #1
Gray County · Panhandle East field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bidwell #1 (API 42-179-30726) is a well in Gray County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed April 30, 1980 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 5, 1979, permitted to 2,400 ft.
It was permitted by Cola Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cola Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 10
- Phone
- (405) 252-8100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Cola Petroleum, Inc.Nov 5, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 1979
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidwell G-14-89326 | Panhandle, East | Bce-Mach III LLC | 1 | 0 | 33.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Stahl Petroleum Co.Jan 1993 → Jun 1998
- 2Confed Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 1998 → May 2001
- 3Fairway Links Energy, Inc.Jun 2001 → Oct 2011
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCNov 2011 → Jun 2022
- 5Bce-Mach III LLCJul 2022 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63067-99 | Drill | Cola Petroleum, Inc. | Nov 5, 1979 | Nov 5, 1979 | Nov 20, 1979 | 2,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-89326 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,023 | 2,272 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 409 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 2,309 | 7.875 | 100 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 12, 1984 | Aug 13, 1980 | — |
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 42-179-30726 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-30726 → 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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