TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · J.C. BELL ESTATE LEASE · API 42-251-33660 · DISTRICT 7C
J.C. Bell Estate #9H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
J.C. Bell Estate #9H (API 42-251-33660) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed December 1, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 21, 2009, permitted to 6,849 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Bend, Hood.
Its lease has reported 17 barrels of oil and 887K mcf of gas since August 2009, last reporting volume in June 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by EOG Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 33
- Phone
- (713) 495-5300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upp Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Upp Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.May 21, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,849
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 21, 2009
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 2009
- completed
- 17
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 887K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · DEC 2009 THROUGH JUN 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 2009
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Bell Estate G-13-255672 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 17 | 887K | Aug 2009 – Jun 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,976 · prior 12 0
Wells named J.C. Bell Estate
Upp Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Johnson County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.Dec 2009 → Dec 2016
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2017 → Mar 2019
- 3Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Jun 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681411-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | May 19, 2009 | May 21, 2009 | Aug 2, 2009 | 8,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2009 | J.C. Bell Estate G-13-255672 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2024 | 6,849 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 811 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,155 | 8,895 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,124 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 5.5 | 9,057 | 8.75 | 685 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 19, 2010 | Mar 2, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-251-33660 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-33660 → 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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