WELL · 42-215-31089 · DISTRICT 4
Bell #1
Hidalgo County · Santa Rita (4350) field · Vertical
Bell #1 (API 42-215-31089) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged January 17, 1995, last operated by Mcrae Exploration & Prod. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 21, 1980, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Hawn Brothers & Fargo Trading CO and has since transferred to Mcrae Exploration & Prod. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
McRae Exploration & Prod. Inc.
Permitted by Hawn Brothers & Fargo Trading Co; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 25, 2009
- Permits on file
- 48
- Phone
- (281) 664-2700
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McRae Exploration & Prod. Inc. |
| Production reports | McRae Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Jan 1995 |
| Latest permit | Hawn Brothers & Fargo Trading CoNov 21, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 1980
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 17, 1995
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 G-4-94043 | Santa Rita (4350) | McRae Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 46.1K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
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.
- 1McRae Exploration & Prod., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100153-99 | Drill | Hawn Brothers & Fargo Trading Co | Nov 21, 1980 | Nov 21, 1980 | — | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-94043 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,370 | 4,375 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,521 | 14.75 | 765 S |
| 2 | 4,300 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,843 | 9.875 | 960 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1981 | — |
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 42-215-31089 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31089 → 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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