WELL · 42-337-33528 · DISTRICT 9
Betsy #1
Montague County · Vertical
Betsy #1 (API 42-337-33528) is a permitted well in Montague County filed by Rife Energy Operating, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2002 and 2014, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Barnett, Forestburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.66K barrels of oil and 67.3K mcf of gas since April 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 127 permits on file · (817) 991-4498
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Precision Oil Operating, LLCthrough Jan 2019 |
| Latest permit | Rife Energy Operating, Inc.Nov 4, 2014 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 2014
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 4.66K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 67.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy O-13-30252 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Dry Creek Operating, LLC | 1 | 4.66K | 67.3K | Sep 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Betsy O-13-30133 | Wildcat | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2003 – Feb 2004 |
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.
- 1Merritt Operating, Inc.Sep 2003 → Nov 2007
- 2Rife Energy Operating, Inc.Apr 2011 → Oct 2016
- 3Precision Oil Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Jan 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 799563-99 | Recompletion | Rife Energy Operating, Inc. | Nov 3, 2014 | Nov 4, 2014 | — | 8,334 |
| 541699-99 | Recompletion | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Dec 13, 2002 | Feb 5, 2004 | Feb 7, 2003 | 9,000 |
| 526345-99 | Drill | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Dec 13, 2002 | Dec 19, 2002 | Feb 7, 2003 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30133 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30252 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,053 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,420 | -6,367 |
| Forestburg | 7,464 | -6,411 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,815 | -6,762 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,896 | 7,988 | Perforated |
| 7,896 | 8,260 | Perforated |
| 8,045 | 8,048 | Perforated |
| 8,104 | 8,159 | Perforated |
| 8,214 | 8,260 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 810 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 8,334 | 7.875 | 325 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 | Oct 23, 2008 | May 5, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2004 | Dec 29, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 2004 | Mar 24, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 2003 | Mar 24, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 22, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-337-33528 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-33528 → 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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