WELL · 42-227-38926 · DISTRICT 8
M Bell #2
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
M Bell #2 (API 42-227-38926) is a well in Howard County operated by Oxyrock Operating LLC, completed May 8, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 8, 2016, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Crownquest Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Oxyrock Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 106K barrels of oil and 277K mcf of gas since December 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crownquest Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 22, 2026
- Permits on file
- 392
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oxyrock Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Oxyrock Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Crownquest Operating, LLCDec 8, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 8, 2016
- last permit issued
- May 8, 2017
- completed
- 106K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 277K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Bell O-10-46407 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 3 | 106K | 277K | Dec 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,075 · prior 12 7,005(-28%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,080 · prior 12 15,772(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCDec 2014 → Jul 2024
- 2Oxyrock Operating, LLCAug 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820156-99 | Drill | Crownquest Operating, LLC | Nov 8, 2016 | Dec 8, 2016 | Feb 3, 2017 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46407 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,478 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,940 | 538 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,583 | -1,105 |
| Glorieta | 4,479 | -2,001 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 5,408 | -2,930 |
| Spraberry | 6,560 | -4,082 |
| Dean | 7,838 | -5,360 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,039 | -5,561 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,220 | 10,430 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 250 | 17.5 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 4,633 | 11 | 1,075 S |
| 5.5 | 10,570 | 7.875 | 1,475 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 | Sep 25, 2017 | Jul 16, 2017 | Yes |
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 42-227-38926 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38926 → 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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