TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · BRODERICK GU2, BESS SMITH LEASE · API 42-365-31350 · DISTRICT 06
Broderick GU2 Bess Smith #2
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Broderick Gu2 Bess Smith #2 (API 42-365-31350) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed March 11, 1983 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 1981, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 23.8K barrels of oil and 1.94M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Aug 31, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1981
- last permit issued
- Mar 11, 1983
- completed
- 23.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.94M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 11, 1983
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broderick GU2, Bess Smith G-6-106300 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 23.8K | 1.94M | Jan 1993 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,198 · prior 12 4,448(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Dec 2013
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2014 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131715-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Aug 31, 1981 | Aug 31, 1981 | Jan 12, 1983 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1983 | Broderick GU2 Bess Smith G-6-106300 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2026 | 9,400 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,514 | 9,241 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 665 S |
| 2.875 | 8,015 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,400 | 8.75 | 3,023 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 12, 1984 | Jul 5, 1983 | — |
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 42-365-31350 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31350 → 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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