WELL · 42-177-30552 · DISTRICT 1
Lester S.R. #1
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Lester S.R. #1 (API 42-177-30552) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged December 31, 2001, last operated by Wilson Billy R..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 1995, permitted to 9,800 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Sparta, Carrizo, Bartosh, Midway.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.36K barrels of oil and 326 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2023 · 12 permits on file · (830) 625-6047
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wilson Billy R. |
| Production reports | Wilson, Billy R.through Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Wilson, Billy R.Jul 25, 1995 |
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1990
- completed
- 2.36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 326
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 31, 2001
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Pal" O-1-13985 | Five Mile (Wilcox, Upper) | Wilson, Billy R. | 1 | 443 | 270 | Jul 1995 – Aug 2003 |
| Lester, S.R. O-1-6279 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Wilson, Billy R. | 2 | 1.91K | 56 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1995 |
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.
- 1Tuskar (Texas), Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Wilson, Billy R.Jul 1994 → Jun 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438197-99 | Recompletion | Wilson, Billy R. | Jul 25, 1995 | Jul 25, 1995 | Jul 3, 1995 | 3,550 |
| 379427-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Tuskar (Texas), Inc. | Jan 31, 1991 | Oct 15, 1990 | — | 9,501 |
| 379427-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Tuskar (Texas), Inc. | Oct 15, 1990 | Oct 15, 1990 | Oct 27, 1990 | 9,800 |
| 75046-99 | Drill | Nucorp Energy, Inc. | Mar 12, 1980 | Mar 12, 1980 | — | 8,235 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6279 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-6279 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13985 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,426 | 3,430 | Perforated |
| 7,927 | 8,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 525 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 9.625 | 527 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 7,502 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,802 | 8.75 | 507 S |
| 5.5 | 7,810 | — | — |
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 | Nov 2, 1995 | Aug 1, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 19, 1991 | Dec 27, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1991 | Jun 30, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 30, 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 42-177-30552 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30552 → 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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