WELL · 42-163-33410 · DISTRICT 1
Preston #1H
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Preston #1H (API 42-163-33410) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged April 11, 2014, last operated by Hughes Dan A. Company L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 30, 2010, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Kaler Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 19.2K barrels of oil and 10.7K mcf of gas since June 2010, last reporting in June 2015.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kaler Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Beeville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 207
- Phone
- (361) 358-3752
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. |
| Production reports | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.through Nov 2013 |
| Latest permit | Kaler Energy Corp.Apr 30, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 2010
- completed
- 19.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2010 THROUGH Jun 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 11, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston O-1-15748 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | 1 | 19.2K | 10.7K | Jun 2010 – Jun 2015 |
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.
- 1Kaler Energy Corp.Jun 2010 → Dec 2011
- 2Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.Jan 2012 → Nov 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 695194-99 | Drill | Kaler Energy Corp. | Apr 29, 2010 | Apr 30, 2010 | May 7, 2010 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-15748 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 596 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Buda | — | — |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,867 | 10,389 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,015 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 7 | 5,867 | 8.75 | 310 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 450 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 7, 2012 | Jun 29, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-163-33410 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33410 → 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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