WELL · 42-489-30981 · DISTRICT 4
Bell S. H. #7
Willacy County · Willamar (Miocene 5200 East) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Bell S. H. #7 (API 42-489-30981) is a well in Willacy County operated by Citation Oil & Gas Corp., completed August 29, 2022 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 27, 1996, permitted to 6,700 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its lease has reported 134K barrels of oil and 419K mcf of gas since December 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 866
- Phone
- (281) 891-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | Citation Oil & Gas Corp.through Nov 2010 |
| Latest permit | Citation Oil & Gas Corp.Aug 27, 1996 |
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 2022
- completed
- 134K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 419K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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, S. H. O-4-12654 | Willamar (Miocene 5200, East) | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | 1 | 134K | 419K | Dec 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Citation Oil & Gas Corp.Dec 1996 → Nov 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451393-99 | Drill | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 12, 1996 | Aug 27, 1996 | Nov 22, 1996 | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12654 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 12 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)TOP MIDDLE MIOCENE | 4,788 | -4,776 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)TOP LOWER MIOCENE | 6,023 | -6,011 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,030 | 5,036 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,602 | 12.25 | 820 S |
| 5.5 | 6,500 | 7.875 | 1,030 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 7, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1997 | Dec 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-489-30981 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-489-30981 → 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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