WELL · 42-237-37604 · DISTRICT 9
Renfro Scarber #1
Jack County · Post Oak (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Renfro Scarber #1 (API 42-237-37604) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged March 8, 1998, last operated by Hess Jerry Operating CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 1992, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Hess Jerry Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.53K barrels of oil and 148K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 1998. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Muenster, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 146
- Phone
- (940) 759-4791
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hess Jerry Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Hess, Jerry Operating Co.through Oct 1997 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationApr 21, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 21, 1992
- last permit issued
- May 22, 1989
- completed
- 2.53K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 148K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 8, 1998
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfro Scarber O-13-27447 | Post Oak (Ellenburger) | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | 2 | 209 | 565 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1998 |
| Renfro Scarber O-13-28353 | Dillard, SE. (Conglomerate) | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | 1 | 2.32K | 147K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1998 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Hess, Jerry Operating Co.Jul 1997 → Oct 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398512-99 | Recompletion | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Apr 17, 1992 | Apr 21, 1992 | Jun 26, 1992 | 6,550 |
| 356989-98 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jun 12, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | — | 6,550 |
| 356989-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Mar 14, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | — | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27447 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-27447 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28353 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 996 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 5,734 | -4,738 |
| Barnett | 6,089 | -5,093 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 6,318 | -5,322 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,734 | 5,753 | Perforated |
| 6,320 | 6,342 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 397 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 6,550 | 7.875 | 475 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 7, 1992 | Jul 24, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1992 | Jul 24, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1992 | Jun 12, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1989 | Jun 12, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-237-37604 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-37604 → 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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