TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · API 42-041-31458 · DISTRICT 03
Hester Elaine #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Buda) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Hester Elaine #1 (API 42-041-31458) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged June 16, 2008, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1992, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 28K barrels of oil and 89K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2008. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 2012
- Permits on file
- 2,635
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Jul 1999 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 6, 1992 |
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1993
- completed
- 28K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 89K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 16, 2008
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hester, Elaine O-3-21962 | Giddings (Buda) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 28K | 89K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2008 |
| Hester, Elaine O-3-20852 | Kurten (Buda) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1993 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405721-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Nov 5, 1992 | Nov 6, 1992 | Nov 26, 1992 | 10,000 |
| 373840-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | May 25, 1990 | May 25, 1990 | — | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1993 | Hester Elaine O-3-21962 | Giddings (Buda) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Plugged | — |
| Sep 2, 1990 | Hester Elaine O-3-20852 | Kurten (Buda) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 360 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 4,025 | -3,665 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,344 | -5,984 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,189 | -6,829 |
| Buda | 8,007 | -7,647 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,571 | 8,147 | Perforated |
| 8,080 | 10,141 | Perforated |
| 8,085 | 9,818 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,010 | 14.75 | 650 S |
| 7.625 | 8,080 | 9.875 | 410 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 | May 4, 1993 | Feb 1, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1993 | Sep 11, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1991 | Sep 11, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-041-31458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31458 → 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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