WELL · 42-197-30857 · DISTRICT 9
Ekern #1
Hardeman County · Vertical
Ekern #1 (API 42-197-30857) is a permitted well in Hardeman County filed by Buffco Production Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2016, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Canyon, Chester.
Operator of record
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 397 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | RRR Exploration, Inc.through Jan 1993 |
| Latest permit | Buffco Production Inc.Oct 6, 2016 |
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 2016
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekern O-13-25530 | Holmes, E. (7750) | RRR Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 818851-99 | Reenter | Buffco Production Inc. | Sep 27, 2016 | Oct 6, 2016 | — | 8,213 |
| 275971-99 | Drill | RRR Exploration, Inc. | Aug 15, 1985 | May 24, 1985 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,364 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JunctionBASE OF COLEMAN JUNCTION | 2,079 | -715 |
| CanyonCANYON LIME | 4,390 | -3,026 |
| ChesterCHESTER SAND | 7,602 | -6,238 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,602 | 7,614 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 504 | 12.75 | 465 S |
| 5.5 | 8,211 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Sep 9, 1985 | Aug 8, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 31, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-197-30857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30857 → 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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