WELL · 42-215-00797 · DISTRICT 4
Bell-Stelzig Unit #1T
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Bell-Stelzig Unit #1T (API 42-215-00797) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 9, 2013, last operated by Faulconer Vernon E. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 25, 1991, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Bridge Oil Production CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including "B", Mission, Heard, "O".
Operator of record
Permitted by Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Mar 28, 2024 · 16 permits on file · (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. |
| Production reports | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.through Jan 2013 |
| Latest permit | Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Apr 25, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1991
- last permit issued
- May 16, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 102K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 9, 2013
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell-Stelzig Unit G-4-14534 | Tabasco (P) | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2013 |
| Bell-Stelzig Unit G-4-138298 | Tabasco (R) | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 102K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2013 |
| — G-4-14543 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Bridge Oil Company, L. P.Jul 1993 → Sep 1994
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.POct 1994 → Jan 1995
- 4Parker & Parsley Producing L.P.Feb 1995 → May 1995
- 5Valley Gathering CompanyJun 1995 → Nov 1995
- 6Costilla Petroleum CorporationDec 1995 → Jan 1997
- 7Costilla Energy, Inc.Feb 1997 → Apr 1997
- 8Petra Oleum Corp.May 1997 → Apr 2002
- 9Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.May 2002 → Jan 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386361-99 | Recompletion | Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc. | Apr 3, 1991 | Apr 25, 1991 | Apr 30, 1991 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-14534 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-14543 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-138298 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 172 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| "B" | 4,707 | -4,535 |
| Mission | 5,940 | -5,768 |
| Heard | 6,140 | -5,968 |
| "O" | 6,762 | -6,590 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,346 | 7,355 | Perforated |
| 7,366 | 7,368 | Perforated |
| 7,379 | 7,383 | Perforated |
| 7,535 | 7,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 502 | 17.5 | 226 S |
| 10.75 | 502 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,576 | 9.625 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 7,946 | 6.5 | 770 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 | Aug 8, 1991 | Jun 3, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 1, 1961 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 5, 1961 | — |
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 42-215-00797 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-00797 → 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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