WELL · 42-295-31699 · DISTRICT 10
Bechthold #1989
Lipscomb County · Vertical
Bechthold #1989 (API 42-295-31699) is a plugged well in Lipscomb County, plugged June 26, 1986, last operated by Bracken Operating, L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1986 and 1999, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Douglas, Tonkawa, Cleveland, Upr. Morrow.
Its 5 leases have reported 4.79K barrels of oil and 954K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Perryton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 140 permits on file · (806) 228-0138
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Bracken Operating, L.L.C.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bracken Operating, L.L.C.May 3, 1999 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 3, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 4.79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 954K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 26, 1986
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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bechthold G-14-277468 | Lipscomb (Cleveland) | Bracken Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 90.5K | Oct 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Bechthold O-14-8213 | Lipscomb (Cleveland) | Bracken Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 118 | 40K | May 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Bechthold O-14-7326 | Bradford (Cleveland) | Bracken Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 4.68K | 183K | Sep 1999 – Aug 2011 |
| Bechthold G-14-173172 | Bradford (Cleveland) | Bracken Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 10.7K | May 1999 – Nov 1999 |
| Bechthold G-14-165667 | Stabel (Lower Morrow) | Bracken Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 630K | Oct 1997 – Aug 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,607 · prior 12 7,713(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bracken Operating, L.L.C.Nov 1997 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484114-99 | Recompletion | Bracken Operating, L.L.C. | Apr 26, 1999 | May 3, 1999 | May 4, 1999 | 7,600 |
| 467272-99 | Reenter | Bracken Operating, L.L.C. | Sep 8, 1997 | Sep 15, 1997 | Sep 21, 1997 | 10,500 |
| 299280-99 | Drill | Wolf Creek Exploration Company | Mar 3, 1986 | Mar 4, 1986 | — | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-165667 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-14-173172 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-14-277468 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-7326 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-8213 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,717 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,509 | 7,520 | Perforated |
| 9,626 | 9,638 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,601 | 12.25 | 725 S |
| 4.5 | 9,821 | 7.875 | 610 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 | Aug 11, 2015 | Dec 19, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2011 | Oct 4, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1999 | Oct 4, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1999 | May 29, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1998 | Nov 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-295-31699 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-295-31699 → 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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