WELL · 42-365-36451 · DISTRICT 6
Bell Miles #12
Panola County · Bethany East (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Bell Miles #12 (API 42-365-36451) is a well in Panola County operated by Brookston Energy Inc., completed September 19, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 2006, permitted to 12,000 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 Cotton Valley, Bossier.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 46 permits on file · (903) 312-8885
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.Dec 19, 2006 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 2006
- last permit issued
- Sep 19, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 503K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 19, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-6-232439 | Bethany, East (Cotton Valley) | Brookston Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 503K | Sep 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 19,101 · prior 12 21,548(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2007 → May 2009
- 2Indigo Minerals LLCJun 2009 → Oct 2018
- 3Brookston Energy, Inc.Nov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630727-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 19, 2006 | Dec 19, 2006 | Aug 16, 2007 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-232439 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 332 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Valley | 8,091 | -7,759 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY 'B' LIME | 8,208 | -7,876 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SANDS | 8,341 | -8,009 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY 'TAYLOR' | 9,287 | -8,955 |
| Bossier | 9,517 | -9,185 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,354 | 8,499 | Perforated |
| 8,738 | 9,141 | Perforated |
| 9,455 | 9,494 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 485 | 14.75 | 320 S |
| 8.625 | 6,484 | 10.625 | 830 S |
| 4.5 | 9,897 | 7.875 | 1,430 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 | Jan 31, 2008 | Nov 13, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-365-36451 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-36451 → 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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