WELL · 42-461-32457 · DISTRICT 7
Bell 53 #2
Upton County · Amacker-Tippett SE. (Strawn LM) field · Vertical
Bell 53 #2 (API 42-461-32457) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged April 19, 2017, last operated by Cog Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1995, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Cog Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Wolfcamplime, Strawn, Bend.
Its 2 leases have reported 104K barrels of oil and 292K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2019. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 4,568
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | COG Operating LLC |
| Production reports | COG Operating LLCthrough Apr 2017 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyApr 27, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1995
- completed
- 104K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 292K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 19, 2017
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell "53" O-9-13794 | Amacker-Tippett, SE. (Strawn LM) | COG Operating LLC | 2 | 61.9K | 165K | Apr 1995 – Jun 2019 |
| Bell "53" O-9-11257 | Amacker-Tippett, Se(bend 10600) | Pitts Energy Co. | 3 | 41.9K | 127K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2016 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Pitts Energy Co.Nov 1995 → Dec 2013
- 3Bell, Cody, Jr.Jan 2014 → Jul 2014
- 4COG Operating LLCNov 2014 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435295-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Apr 27, 1995 | Apr 27, 1995 | May 1, 1995 | 10,650 |
| 283399-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Aug 27, 1985 | Aug 27, 1985 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1995 | Bell 53 O-9-13794 | Amacker-Tippett SE. (Strawn LM) | COG Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Oct 16, 1985 | Bell 53 O-9-11257 | Amacker-Tippett Se(bend 10600) | Pitts Energy Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,646 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,621 | 9,633 | Perforated |
| 9,641 | 9,649 | Perforated |
| 10,484 | 10,524 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 405 | 15 | 290 S |
| 8.625 | 4,500 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 4.5 | 10,650 | 7.875 | 525 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 25, 1995 | Jul 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1995 | Oct 18, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1985 | Oct 18, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-461-32457 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32457 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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