WELL · 42-179-32599 · DISTRICT 10
Bell #16
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Bell #16 (API 42-179-32599) is a well in Gray County operated by Large Operating LLC, completed January 16, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 9, 2012, permitted to 3,450 ft.
It was permitted by Coreterra Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Large Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dolomite, Granite Wash, Fractured Granite.
Its 2 leases have reported 63.9K barrels of oil and 112K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 26 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coreterra Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Stinnett, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2 permits on file · (806) 681-5952
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Large Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Black Sheep Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coreterra Operating, LLCOct 9, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 2013
- completed
- 63.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 112K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 2013
- 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 26 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell O-14-4801 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Large Operating LLC | 15 | 37.3K | 77.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Phoenix O-14-8799 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Black Sheep Operating, LLC | 11 | 26.6K | 35K | Dec 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 888 · prior 12 1,958(-55%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,331 · prior 12 3,739(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Adobe Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Coreterra Operating, LLCMay 2012 → Sep 2016
- 3Pantex Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2014 → Jun 2016
- 4PG-M International Operating,llcOct 2016 → Apr 2019
- 5Black Sheep Operating, LLCNov 2016 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749210-99 | Drill | Coreterra Operating, LLC | Oct 3, 2012 | Oct 9, 2012 | Oct 28, 2012 | 3,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-4801 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-8799 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,251 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dolomite | 2,510 | 741 |
| Granite Wash | 2,810 | 441 |
| Fractured Granite | 3,100 | 151 |
| Granite Wash | 3,320 | -69 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,004 | 3,444 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,259 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 3,490 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Mar 3, 2014 | Feb 25, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 2014 | Feb 25, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-179-32599 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-32599 → 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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