WELL · 42-237-30970 · DISTRICT 9
Hester L. J. #1
Jack County · Bryson East (Congl.) field · Vertical
Hester L. J. #1 (API 42-237-30970) is a permitted well in Jack County filed by Britton Operating, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 2013, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Britton Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Bounty Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Bryson.
Its lease has reported 4.29K barrels of oil and 12 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Britton Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2005 · 17 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bounty Production Company |
| Production reports | Cary Oil & Gas, Incthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Britton Operating, Inc.Oct 2, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 2013
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 4.29K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hester,l. J. O-13-24457 | Jack County Regular | Cary Oil & Gas, Inc | 1 | 4.29K | 12 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 15 · prior 12 12(+25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Britton Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2017
- 2Cary Oil & Gas, IncNov 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 770434-99 | Recompletion | Britton Operating, Inc. | Sep 20, 2013 | Oct 2, 2013 | Aug 20, 2013 | 4,700 |
| 243333-99 | Recompletion | Britton Operating, Inc | Jan 7, 1986 | Jun 26, 1984 | — | 4,681 |
| 55612-99 | Recompletion | Bounty Production Company | Aug 14, 1979 | Aug 14, 1979 | — | 4,681 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24457 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,240 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BrysonBRYSON SAND | 3,000 | -1,760 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,949 | 2,958 | Perforated |
| 4,220 | 4,225 | Perforated |
| 4,230 | 4,237 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 316 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 2.375 | 4,567 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,681 | 7.875 | 320 S |
| 4.5 | 4,770 | 7.875 | 320 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 | Nov 18, 2013 | Nov 11, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | May 16, 1986 | Jan 10, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1984 | Jul 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1984 | Jul 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 13, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 9, 1975 | — |
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 42-237-30970 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-30970 → 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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