TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · BETHANY LEASE · API 42-251-30132 · DISTRICT 05
Bethany #1
Johnson County · Cleburne (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Bethany #1 (API 42-251-30132) is a plugged well in Johnson County, plugged July 3, 2008, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 5, 2003, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hallwood Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett, Cleburne Barnett Shale.
Its lease has reported 19K mcf of gas since October 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hallwood Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 10, 2024
- Permits on file
- 13,061
- Phone
- (405) 935-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Hallwood Energy CorporationJun 5, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 2003
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2004 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 3, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany G-5-199768 | Cleburne (Barnett Shale) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 19K | Oct 2003 – Mar 2006 |
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.
- 1Hallwood Energy CorporationFeb 2004 → Feb 2005
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 2005 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532677-99 | Drill | Hallwood Energy Corporation | Jun 3, 2003 | Jun 5, 2003 | Aug 25, 2003 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2003 | Bethany G-5-199768 | Cleburne (Barnett Shale) | Chesapeake Operating Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 880 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 4,912 | -4,032 |
| Marble Falls | 6,144 | -5,264 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,451 | -5,571 |
| Cleburne Barnett Shale | 6,537 | -5,657 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 6,816 | -5,936 |
| Ellenburger | 6,816 | -5,936 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,544 | 6,736 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,402 | 12.25 | 660 S |
| 5.5 | 6,910 | 7.875 | 660 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 7, 2004 | Apr 12, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Mar 31, 2004 | Feb 12, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-251-30132 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30132 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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