WELL · 42-497-31655 · DISTRICT 9
Betts W. T. #2
Wise County · Barrow (Strawn) field · Vertical
Betts W. T. #2 (API 42-497-31655) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged August 17, 2020, last operated by Great American Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 23, 1979, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Great American Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Bryson, Brannon Bridge, Kickapoo Falls, Barrow Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 37.3K barrels of oil and 242K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Bowie, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 23, 2026
- Permits on file
- 8
- Phone
- (940) 894-2014
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mitchell Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Jay Management Company, LLCthrough Sep 2015 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationOct 23, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 1979
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 1980
- completed
- 37.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 242K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 17, 2020
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betts, W. T. O-13-14073 | Barrow (Strawn) | Jay Management Company, LLC | 3 | 37.3K | 236K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Betts, W. T. G-13-88288 | Morris (Consolidated Congl.) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 6.04K | Jan 1993 – Jul 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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → May 2005
- 5Aspen Operating Company, L.L.C.Jun 2005 → Jan 2008
- 6Jay Management Company, LLCFeb 2008 → Sep 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61650-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Oct 23, 1979 | Oct 23, 1979 | Jan 15, 1980 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1980 | Betts W. T. G-13-88288 | Morris (Consolidated Congl.) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Apr 2, 1980 | Betts W. T. O-13-14073 | Barrow (Strawn) | Great American Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Apr 2, 1980 | Betts W. T. O-13-14073 | Barrow (Strawn) | Great American Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 937 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,454 | 4,546 | Perforated |
| 4,459 | 4,540 | Perforated |
| 5,481 | 5,487 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 350 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 8.625 | 360 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 5.5 | 5,613 | 7.875 | 225 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 30, 2001 | Nov 9, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 17, 1997 | Sep 9, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1997 | Sep 9, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 25, 1980 | — |
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 42-497-31655 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31655 → 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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