TEXAS · WELLS · HILL COUNTY · BESSIE LEASE · API 42-217-30408 · DISTRICT 7C
Bessie #2H
Hill County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Bessie #2H (API 42-217-30408) is a plugged horizontal well in Hill County, plugged January 19, 2018, last operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 4, 2006, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 371
- Phone
- (817) 720-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Sep 2014 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 4, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 4, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 2, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 297K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2006 THROUGH Jan 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 2, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 19, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie G-13-222318 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 297K | Jul 2006 – Jan 2018 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2006 → Sep 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618736-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 12, 2006 | May 4, 2006 | May 23, 2006 | 9,000 |
| 618736-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | May 4, 2006 | May 4, 2006 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2006 | Bessie G-13-222318 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 702 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,157 | 8,902 | Perforated |
| 9,151 | 9,896 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,311 | 12.25 | 515 S |
| 5.5 | 10,009 | 8.75 | 1,395 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 20, 2007 | Sep 6, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 29, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-217-30408 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-217-30408 → 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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