WELL · 42-417-38050 · DISTRICT 7
Belcher 549 #1
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular field · Vertical
Belcher 549 #1 (API 42-417-38050) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged May 29, 2000, last operated by Van Operating Ltd..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2000, permitted to 5,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Caddo, T/Caddo, B/Caddo, Duffer.
Its 2 leases have reported 64 barrels of oil and 136K mcf of gas since July 1996, last reporting in November 2000. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Albany, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 2021
- Permits on file
- 96
- Phone
- (325) 762-3353
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Van Operating Ltd. |
| Production reports | Van Operating, Ltd.through Apr 2000 |
| Latest permit | Van Operating, Ltd.Apr 10, 2000 |
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 2000
- completed
- 64
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 136K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1996 THROUGH Nov 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 29, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher "549" O-8-28791 | Shackelford County Regular | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 64 | 83 | Mar 2000 – Nov 2000 |
| Belcher "549" G-8-160216 | Josh Thompson (Miss) | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 136K | Jul 1996 – Aug 2000 |
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.
- 1Van Operating, Ltd.Jul 1996 → Apr 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493730-99 | Recompletion | Van Operating, Ltd. | Apr 3, 2000 | Apr 10, 2000 | Mar 10, 2000 | 4,290 |
| 448930-99 | Drill | Van Operating, Ltd. | Jun 5, 1996 | Jun 6, 1996 | Jun 10, 1996 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-160216 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28791 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,357 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 4,071 | -2,714 |
| T/Caddo | 4,071 | -2,714 |
| B/Caddo | 4,172 | -2,815 |
| Duffer | 4,301 | -2,944 |
| T/Duffer | 4,301 | -2,944 |
| MississippianMISS REEF | 4,368 | -3,011 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,259 | 4,264 | Perforated |
| 4,628 | 4,660 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 516 | 11 | 195 S |
| 5.5 | 4,315 | 7.875 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 4,316 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Jun 1, 2000 | Mar 28, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 15, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1996 | Aug 20, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-417-38050 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-38050 → 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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