WELL · 42-227-31537 · DISTRICT 8
Bell A. M. #40R
Howard County · Iatan East Howard field · Producing · Vertical
Bell A. M. #40R (API 42-227-31537) is a well in Howard County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed October 11, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 2014, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Energen Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Coleman Junction, Dean.
Its lease has reported 1.95M barrels of oil and 127K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 66 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energen Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (833) 831-2164
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Energen Resources CorporationJul 2, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 11, 2014
- completed
- 1.95M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 127K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 11, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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; they carry 66 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, A. M. O-10-2908 | Iatan, East Howard | Bce-Mach III LLC | 66 | 1.95M | 127K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 38,984 · prior 12 44,285(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2003
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 3Energen Resources CorporationJan 2006 → Jan 2019
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCFeb 2019 → Jun 2019
- 5Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCJul 2019 → Aug 2025
- 6Bce-Mach III LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 782609-99 | Recompletion | Energen Resources Corporation | Mar 19, 2014 | Jul 2, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 | 4,000 |
| 15344-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Dec 19, 1977 | Dec 19, 1977 | Dec 31, 1977 | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-2908 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,281 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 1,847 | 434 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 2,397 | -116 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Dean | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,847 | 2,820 | Perforated |
| 2,397 | 2,820 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 196 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 2,905 | 7.875 | 950 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 1, 2014 | Oct 20, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 10, 1978 | — |
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 42-227-31537 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-31537 → 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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