WELL · 42-203-34737 · DISTRICT 6
Bell Charlie Gas Unit No. 2 #1H
Harrison County · Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Bell Charlie Gas Unit NO. 2 #1H (API 42-203-34737) is a horizontal well in Harrison County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed May 22, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 14, 2008, permitted to 11,003 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rodessa, James Lime, Pine Island, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationNov 20, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,003
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 2008
- last permit issued
- May 22, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 814K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, Charlie Gas Unit No. 2 G-6-251864 | Carthage, North (Bossier Shale) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 814K | May 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,526 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationMay 2009 → Mar 2015
- 2Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Dec 2022
- 3Craton Operating LLCJan 2023 → Nov 2025
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Dec 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674511-98 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Nov 14, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | Dec 25, 2008 | 13,500 |
| 674511-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Nov 5, 2008 | Nov 14, 2008 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2009 | Bell Charlie Gas Unit No. 2 G-6-251864 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | Buffco Production Inc. | Producing | 11,003 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 278 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 5,430 | -5,152 |
| James Lime | 5,920 | -5,642 |
| Pine Island | 6,080 | -5,802 |
| Pettit | 6,200 | -5,922 |
| Travis Peak | 6,500 | -6,222 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,420 | -8,142 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,298 | 14,473 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,160 | 14.75 | 834 S |
| 7.625 | 10,070 | 9.875 | 1,240 S |
| 5.5 | 14,820 | 6.75 | 750 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 | Dec 8, 2009 | Aug 10, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 20, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-203-34737 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-34737 → 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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