WELL · 42-253-33305 · DISTRICT 7
Bitter Creek Unit #1
Jones County · Jones County Regular field · Vertical
Bitter Creek Unit #1 (API 42-253-33305) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged November 16, 2007, last operated by Bullet Development LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 17, 1985, permitted to 2,700 ft.
It was permitted by Chalmers Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Bullet Development LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Bluff Creeksand, Flippen Sand, Kingsand.
Its 2 leases have reported 47.3K barrels of oil and 760 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chalmers Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 57 permits on file · (325) 829-0357
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bullet Development LLC |
| Production reports | Bullet Development, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chalmers Operating Co., Inc.Sep 17, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1986
- completed
- 47.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 760
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 16, 2007
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter Creek Unit O-8-17441 | Jones County Regular | Bullet Development, LLC | 13 | 40K | 408 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bitter Creek Ranch "A" O-8-23329 | Jones County Regular | Chalmers Exploration Company | 4 | 7.26K | 352 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 307 · prior 12 344(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Alexander Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Chalmers Exploration CompanyFeb 1994 → Nov 1996
- 3Augusta Oil & GasDec 1996 → Nov 2002
- 4Encon Services, Inc.Aug 1998 → Nov 1999
- 5Augusta Oil & Gas IncDec 2002 → Dec 2015
- 6Bullet Development, LLCJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285156-99 | Drill | Chalmers Operating Co., Inc. | Sep 16, 1985 | Sep 17, 1985 | Nov 23, 1985 | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-17441 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-23329 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,668 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bluff Creeksand | 2,217 | -549 |
| Flippen Sand | 2,246 | -578 |
| Kingsand | 2,510 | -842 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,212 | 2,216 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 119 | 11 | 92 S |
| 4.5 | 2,315 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Jan 16, 1997 | Jan 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1986 | Jan 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 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 42-253-33305 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33305 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087146 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Dec 7, 2007 | 600 | 1,050 | 2,212–2,216 |
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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