TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · BELL, MILES LEASE · API 42-365-35831 · DISTRICT 06
Bell Miles #4
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Bell Miles #4 (API 42-365-35831) is a well in Panola County operated by Brookston Energy Inc., completed November 17, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 27, 2005, permitted to 9,720 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Brookston Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 13.1K barrels of oil and 630K mcf of gas since November 2005, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 5, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 405-1901
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brookston Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Brookston Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 27, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,720
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 2005
- last permit issued
- Nov 17, 2005
- completed
- 13.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 630K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 17, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, Miles G-6-217767 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Brookston Energy, Inc. | 1 | 13.1K | 630K | Nov 2005 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 466 · prior 12 51
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 2005 → May 2009
- 2Indigo Minerals LLCJun 2009 → Oct 2018
- 3Brookston Energy, Inc.Nov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604058-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 8, 2006 | Jul 27, 2005 | Oct 9, 2005 | 9,700 |
| 604058-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 27, 2005 | Jul 27, 2005 | Oct 9, 2005 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2005 | Bell Miles G-6-217767 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Brookston Energy Inc. | Producing | 9,720 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 328 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 5,846 | -5,518 |
| Cotton ValleyUPPER COTTON VALLEY | 7,964 | -7,636 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY TAYLOR | 8,860 | -8,532 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,220 | 9,292 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,582 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 4.5 | 9,706 | 7.875 | 1,140 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 | Nov 30, 2006 | Jan 30, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Dec 5, 2008. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Travis Peak, Cotton Valley | TIFF | 4,700 to 9,736 | Dec 5, 2008run Nov 1, 2005 | 4.76 |
| RESISTIVITYSpans Travis Peak, Cotton Valley | TIFF | 4,700 to 9,718 | Dec 3, 2008run Nov 1, 2005 | 2.31 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-365-35831 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-35831 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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