WELL · 42-227-34033 · DISTRICT 8
Bellam #17
Howard County · Iatan East Howard field · Vertical
Bellam #17 (API 42-227-34033) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed May 31, 1986.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 11, 1986, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Dorland, D. L. Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Redbeds, Redbeds & Anhy, Lime.
Its lease has reported 367K barrels of oil and 10.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 22.2K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through December 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dorland, D. L. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (432) 269-1562
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | New Height Energy LLC |
| Production reports | New Height Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Dorland, D. L. Inc.Apr 11, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 31, 1986
- completed
- 367K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 31, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellam O-10-2896 | Iatan, East Howard | New Height Energy, LLC | 19 | 367K | 10.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,417 · prior 12 6,587(-18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Allegro Operating, Inc.Jun 1995 → Aug 1996
- 3Saga Pet. Ltd Liability Co of CoSep 1996 → Sep 2003
- 4Forest Oil CorporationOct 2003 → Sep 2009
- 5Linn Operating, Inc.Oct 2009 → Apr 2017
- 6Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Mar 2018
- 7Scout Energy Management LLCApr 2018 → Nov 2025
- 8New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300806-99 | Drill | Dorland, D. L. Inc. | Apr 2, 1986 | Apr 11, 1986 | Apr 29, 1986 | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-2896 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,445 | 2,745 | Perforated |
| 2,897 | 2,963 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,972 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Oct 9, 1986 | Jul 23, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1986 | Jul 23, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-227-34033 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34033 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 22.2K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 523K
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000061075 | H-1 Injection | Active | 600 | 1,200 | 2,445–2,975 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 22,248 · prior 12 25,042(-11%)
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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