WELL · 42-185-30597 · DISTRICT 3
Lovett #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Lovett #1H (API 42-185-30597) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged May 26, 2006, last operated by King Operating Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 2, 1996, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to King Operating Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 30, 2025
- Permits on file
- 180
- Phone
- (817) 865-3558
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | King Operating Corporation |
| Production reports | King Operating Corporationthrough Feb 2003 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 2, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 2, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 28, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 118K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH May 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 28, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 26, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovett G-3-163647 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | King Operating Corporation | 1 | 0 | 118K | Mar 1997 – May 2006 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 1997 → Aug 1999
- 2Republic Resources, LLC.Sep 1999 → Jan 2000
- 3Stanton Mineral Development IncFeb 2000 → Jun 2002
- 4King Operating CorporationJul 2002 → Feb 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455754-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 2, 1996 | Dec 2, 1996 | Jan 7, 1997 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-163647 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 300 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 14,038 | -13,738 |
| Austin Chalk | 14,038 | -13,738 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,120 | 14,612 | Perforated |
| 14,120 | 15,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,500 | 14.75 | 1,153 S |
| 7.625 | 14,120 | 9.875 | 1,373 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 30, 2002 | Apr 11, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1997 | Sep 26, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1997 | Jun 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-185-30597 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30597 → 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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