WELL · 42-497-31197 · DISTRICT 9
Collins Bertha #1
Wise County · Alvord (Atoka Conglomerate) field · Vertical
Collins Bertha #1 (API 42-497-31197) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged November 18, 1994, last operated by Mitchell Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 17, 1978, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Southwestern Gas Pipeline Inc. and has since transferred to Mitchell Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Congl..
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwestern Gas Pipeline Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 18, 2000
- Permits on file
- 4,224
- Phone
- (713) 377-5818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mitchell Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Southwestern Gas Pipeline Inc.Mar 17, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1978
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 18, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins, Bertha O-13-19151 | Alvord (Atoka Conglomerate) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20285-99 | Drill | Southwestern Gas Pipeline Inc. | Mar 17, 1978 | Mar 17, 1978 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-19151 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 938 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 1,900 | -962 |
| Congl. | 5,822 | -4,884 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 5,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 485 | 11 | 300 S |
| 2.875 | 6,357 | 7.875 | 250 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 25, 1994 | Nov 30, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 29, 1978 | — |
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 42-497-31197 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31197 → 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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