WELL · 42-051-32115 · DISTRICT 3
Hester Unit #1H
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk A) field · Horizontal
Hester Unit #1H (API 42-051-32115) is a horizontal well in Burleson County operated by Henry John Petroleum, completed February 23, 1982.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1998, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 16.3K barrels of oil and 751K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 13, 2001 · 5 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Henry John Petroleum |
| Production reports | Creative Oil & Gas Operating,llcthrough Oct 2019 |
| Latest permit | Henry, John PetroleumSep 11, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 1982
- completed
- 16.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 751K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 Unit O-3-23604 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Merica Oil Operating Company LLC | 1 | 16.3K | 731K | Oct 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Hester Unit G-3-102870 | Giddings (Austin Chalk A) | Henry, John Petroleum | 1 | 0 | 20K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1999 |
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.
- 1Apache CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Sandel Energy, Inc.Nov 1993 → Feb 1995
- 3Noel Operating, Inc.Apr 1995 → Apr 1996
- 4Henry, John PetroleumOct 1998 → Oct 2001
- 5Baxter, Kelly H. Oil and Gas Co.Nov 2001 → Sep 2002
- 6Leexus Oil & Gas L.L.P.Aug 2003 → May 2007
- 7Leexus Operating CompanyJun 2007 → Aug 2007
- 8Sto Operating CompanySep 2007 → Jan 2010
- 9Impetro Operating LLCFeb 2010 → Oct 2016
- 10Creative Oil & Gas Operating,llcFeb 2018 → Oct 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479408-99 | Recompletion | Henry, John Petroleum | Sep 11, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 | Sep 26, 1998 | 10,008 |
| 149090-99 | Drill | Polk & Patton, Inc. | Jan 28, 1982 | Jan 28, 1982 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-102870 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23604 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 272 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro2ND NAVARRO | 7,600 | -7,328 |
| Pecan Gap | 8,615 | -8,343 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,702 | -9,430 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,748 | 9,961 | Perforated |
| 9,800 | 12,180 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,529 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 9.375 | 3,529 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 2.375 | 9,730 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,061 | 8.75 | 350 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 12, 1999 | Dec 8, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 6, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 12, 1982 | — |
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 42-051-32115 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-32115 → 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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