WELL · 42-215-00788 · DISTRICT 4
Everett Bell Gas Unit 1 #3
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Everett Bell Gas Unit 1 #3 (API 42-215-00788) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged November 12, 2010, last operated by Fidelity Explor. & Prod. CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2000, permitted to 7,050 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Fidelity Explor. & Prod. CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Heard Sand, Heardsand, "N" Sand, "O" Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 20, 2016
- Permits on file
- 163
- Phone
- (720) 931-9631
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co. |
| Production reports | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.through Aug 2010 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Feb 11, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,050
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 226K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 12, 2010
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Bell Gas Unit 1 G-4-175796 | Tabasco (M) | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co. | 1 | 0 | 47.2K | Dec 1999 – Nov 2010 |
| Everett Bell GU I G-4-174276 | Tabasco (N) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.09K | Jul 1999 – Dec 1999 |
| Bell, E., Gas Unit 1 G-4-14514 | Tabasco (O Seg 1) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 177K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1999 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Mar 1994 → Jan 1999
- 3Smith Production Inc.Feb 1999 → Feb 2004
- 4Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.Mar 2009 → Aug 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491801-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Feb 7, 2000 | Feb 11, 2000 | Nov 11, 1999 | 7,050 |
| 487749-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Sep 20, 1999 | Sep 24, 1999 | Jun 21, 1999 | 7,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-14514 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-174276 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175796 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Heard Sand | 6,060 |
| Heardsand | 6,060 |
| "N" Sand | 6,810 |
| "O" Sand | 6,895 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,676 | 6,688 | Perforated |
| 6,772 | 6,792 | Perforated |
| 6,810 | 6,814 | Perforated |
| 6,818 | 6,826 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,300 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,319 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 4.5 | 7,050 | 7.875 | 700 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 17, 2000 | Feb 7, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1999 | Sep 20, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 15, 1960 | — |
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 42-215-00788 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-00788 → 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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