WELL · 42-401-34758 · DISTRICT 6
Young Minnie Bell #2
Rusk County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Young Minnie Bell #2 (API 42-401-34758) is a permitted well in Rusk County filed by Preston Exploration LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2008, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 9, 2015 · 71 permits on file · (903) 693-7572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Preston Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | RFE Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Preston Exploration LLCDec 1, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 2008
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 322K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young, Minnie Bell G-6-242859 | Beckville (Cotton Valley) | RFE Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 322K | Oct 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Young, Minnie Bell G-6-238017 | Wildcat | Preston Exploration LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2008 – Oct 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7 · prior 12 13,275(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Preston Exploration LLCOct 2008 → Dec 2013
- 2Indigo Minerals LLCJan 2014 → Jul 2018
- 3CRD Operating, LLCAug 2018 → Feb 2021
- 4Slant Operating, LLCMar 2021 → Sep 2022
- 5RFE Operating, LLCOct 2022 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675548-99 | Recompletion | Preston Exploration LLC | Nov 25, 2008 | Dec 1, 2008 | May 30, 2008 | 11,000 |
| 660936-99 | Drill | Preston Exploration LLC | May 1, 2008 | May 20, 2008 | May 29, 2008 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-238017 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-242859 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 230 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 6,347 | -6,117 |
| Pettit | 6,600 | -6,370 |
| Travis Peak | 6,900 | -6,670 |
| Cotton ValleyBASE COTTON VALLEY "B" LIME | 9,004 | -8,774 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 10,188 | -9,958 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,504 | -10,274 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,416 | 10,192 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,026 | 17.5 | 855 S |
| 4.5 | 10,612 | 7.875 | 2,010 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 30, 2009 | Dec 2, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 10, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 2, 2008 | Jul 31, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 21, 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 42-401-34758 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-34758 → 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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