WELL · 42-073-30769 · DISTRICT 6
Taylor Lester #1
Cherokee County · Percy Wheeler (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Taylor Lester #1 (API 42-073-30769) is a well in Cherokee County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed September 14, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 2, 1989, permitted to 9,550 ft.
It was permitted by C. W. Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Goodland, B/Massive Anhydrite.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by C. W. Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kingwood, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 990 permits on file · (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | C. W. Resources, Inc.Jun 2, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,550
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 14, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 730K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 14, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, Lester G-6-131938 | Percy Wheeler (Travis Peak) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 730K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,498 · prior 12 3,926(+15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Mitchell Energy CorporationApr 1995 → Jul 1995
- 3J-W Operating Co.Aug 1995 → Jun 2013
- 4Hibbard Energy, LPJul 2013 → Jul 2015
- 5Valence Operating CompanyAug 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359856-98 | Drill | C. W. Resources, Inc. | Jul 3, 1989 | Jun 2, 1989 | Jul 17, 1989 | 9,550 |
| 359856-99 | Drill | C. W. Resources, Inc. | May 30, 1989 | Jun 2, 1989 | — | 9,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-131938 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 364 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 4,137 | -3,773 |
| WoodbineWOODBINE SAND | 4,176 | -3,812 |
| Goodland | 5,749 | -5,385 |
| B/Massive Anhydrite | 7,841 | -7,477 |
| Pettit | 8,517 | -8,153 |
| Travis Peak | 8,731 | -8,367 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,839 | 8,852 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,617 | 11.5 | 420 S |
| 5 | 9,089 | 7.875 | 405 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 | Oct 17, 1989 | Sep 19, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-073-30769 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-30769 → 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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