TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · BELL, CHARLIE LEASE · API 42-203-33595 · DISTRICT 06
Bell Charlie #4
Harrison County · Hardwood (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bell Charlie #4 (API 42-203-33595) is a well in Harrison County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed April 19, 2013 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 26, 2006, permitted to 10,085 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Base Of Ferry Lake, Base Of Ferrylake, James Lime, Pine Island.
Its lease has reported 2.61K barrels of oil and 284K mcf of gas since October 2006, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Oct 2017 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationJul 26, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,085
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 26, 2006
- last permit issued
- Apr 19, 2013
- completed
- 2.61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 284K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · NOV 2006 THROUGH OCT 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 19, 2013
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2017
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, Charlie G-6-223551 | Hardwood (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 2.61K | 284K | Oct 2006 – Oct 2017 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Bell Charlie
Buffco Production Inc.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Harrison County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationNov 2006 → Mar 2015
- 2Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Oct 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623100-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Jul 24, 2006 | Jul 26, 2006 | Sep 18, 2006 | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2013 | Bell Charlie G-6-223551 | Hardwood (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2017 | 10,085 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base of Ferry Lake | 5,436 | -5,146 |
| Base of Ferrylake | 5,436 | -5,146 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,922 | -5,632 |
| Pine Island | 6,086 | -5,796 |
| Pettit | 6,203 | -5,913 |
| Travis Peak | 6,510 | -6,220 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,387 | -8,097 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,624 | 8,634 | Perforated |
| 8,888 | 8,890 | Perforated |
| 9,228 | 9,230 | Perforated |
| 9,376 | 9,378 | Perforated |
| 9,777 | 9,872 | Perforated |
| 9,888 | 9,918 | Perforated |
| 9,921 | 9,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 1,117 | 11 | 360 S |
| 5.5 | 10,085 | 7.875 | 1,180 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 17, 2013 | Apr 22, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 2007 | Dec 13, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2007 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 19, 2009. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Base Of Ferry Lake, Base Of Ferrylake, James Lime, Pine Island, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley | TIFF | 1,119 to 10,994 | Oct 19, 2009run Oct 3, 2006 | 82.1 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-203-33595 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-33595 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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