WELL · 42-177-30690 · DISTRICT 1
Lester J.B. #1
Gonzales County · Cost (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Lester J.B. #1 (API 42-177-30690) is a well in Gonzales County operated by M W Production CO., completed December 20, 1980.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1986, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 14.7K barrels of oil and 683 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 6, 1999 · 13 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M W Production Co. |
| Production reports | Lonestar Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | M W Production Co.May 29, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 29, 1986
- last permit issued
- Dec 20, 1980
- completed
- 14.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 683
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 20, 1980
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester, J.B. O-1-11580 | Mag (Buda) | FW Eagle Ford I, LLC | 1 | 14.7K | 683 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Dominion Minerals CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Wilson, Billy R.Aug 1996 → Apr 2010
- 3Lucas Energy, Inc.May 2010 → Feb 2017
- 4Cei Operating LLCMar 2017 → May 2017
- 5Lonestar Operating, LLCDec 2017 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302649-99 | Recompletion | M W Production Co. | May 28, 1986 | May 29, 1986 | — | 7,600 |
| 99444-99 | Drill | Robinson Brothers Drilling Co. | Nov 17, 1980 | Nov 17, 1980 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11580 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 315 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,000 | -6,685 |
| Buda | 7,420 | -7,105 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,114 | 7,382 | Perforated |
| 7,418 | 7,452 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,523 | 12.25 | 925 S |
| 8.625 | 2,524 | 12.25 | 675 S |
| 2.375 | 6,838 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,615 | 7.875 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 7,616 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Aug 13, 1986 | Jul 30, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 26, 1981 | — |
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 42-177-30690 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30690 → 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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