TEXAS · WELLS · LIMESTONE COUNTY · BETTINGER LEASE · API 42-293-31295 · DISTRICT 05
Bettinger #3
Limestone County · Personville (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Bettinger #3 (API 42-293-31295) is a well in Limestone County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed August 26, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 15, 1999, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Massive, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 331 barrels of oil and 1.38M mcf of gas since August 1999, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationApr 15, 1999 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 15, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 1999
- completed
- 331
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettinger G-5-175324 | Personville (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 331 | 1.38M | Aug 1999 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,651 · prior 12 24,607(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationAug 1999 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Jul 2014
- 5Linn Operating, Inc.Aug 2014 → Apr 2017
- 6Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Jan 2019
- 7Riviera Operating, LLCFeb 2019 → Mar 2020
- 8Crescent Pass Energy, LLCApr 2020 → Aug 2024
- 9Diversified Production LLCSep 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483855-98 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jun 4, 1999 | Apr 15, 1999 | Jul 3, 1999 | 12,200 |
| 483855-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Apr 14, 1999 | Apr 15, 1999 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1999 | Bettinger G-5-175324 | Personville (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | Producing | 12,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 427 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Massive | 6,791 | -6,364 |
| Pettit | 7,408 | -6,981 |
| Travis Peak | 7,623 | -7,196 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY GROUP | 9,767 | -9,340 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,096 | 11,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,610 | 12.25 | 535 S |
| 4.5 | 11,998 | 7.875 | 1,925 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 | Jan 24, 2000 | Nov 19, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-293-31295 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31295 → 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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