WELL · 42-185-30290 · DISTRICT 3
O. B. Bess #1H
Grimes County · Iola (Georgetown) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
O. B. Bess #1H (API 42-185-30290) is a horizontal well in Grimes County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed October 6, 1981.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1995, permitted to 10,440 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 20.7K barrels of oil and 203K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Pride Energy Companythrough Sep 2001 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 28, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,440
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1995
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 1981
- completed
- 20.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 203K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 1981
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. B. Bess O-3-15429 | Iola (Georgetown) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 3 | 20.1K | 202K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| O.B. Bess Unit O-3-16809 | Iola (Georgetown) | Cashco Oil Company | 1 | 618 | 782 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Cashco Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 1994 → May 1997
- 3Pride Energy CompanyOct 1999 → Sep 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438317-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 28, 1995 | Jul 28, 1995 | Aug 4, 1995 | 10,300 |
| 430975-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 13, 1994 | Dec 13, 1994 | Jan 1, 1995 | 10,200 |
| 127575-99 | Drill | Cashco Oil Company | Jul 28, 1981 | Jul 28, 1981 | — | 10,440 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15429 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-15429 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-15429 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-16809 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 344 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,980 | 10,000 | Perforated |
| 9,980 | 10,076 | Perforated |
| 10,038 | 10,076 | Perforated |
| 10,191 | 13,355 | Perforated |
| 10,191 | 13,652 | Perforated |
| 11,196 | 11,622 | Perforated |
| — | 10,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,491 | 13.5 | 930 S |
| 10.75 | 2,491 | — | 1,000 S |
| 2.375 | 9,674 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 10,031 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 10,288 | 9.875 | 800 S |
| 7.625 | 10,288 | — | 800 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 9, 1996 | Sep 18, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1995 | Mar 13, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1995 | Oct 20, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1994 | Oct 20, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1994 | Apr 16, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 16, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 16, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-185-30290 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30290 → 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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