WELL · 42-439-30541 · DISTRICT 9
Bell #1
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Bell #1 (API 42-439-30541) is a plugged well in Tarrant County, plugged July 31, 2013, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 20, 2002, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ch4 Energy, LLC and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by CH4 Energy, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 13,061 permits on file · (405) 935-7500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | CH4 Energy, LLCDec 20, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 4, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2003 THROUGH Jul 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 4, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 31, 2013
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 G-13-196745 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2003 – Jul 2013 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526495-99 | Drill | CH4 Energy, LLC | Dec 18, 2002 | Dec 20, 2002 | May 7, 2003 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-196745 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,623 | 12.25 | 770 S |
| 5.5 | 7,774 | 7.875 | 475 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 | Oct 8, 2003 | Sep 19, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-439-30541 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30541 → 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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