WELL · 42-249-30843 · DISTRICT 4
Moore Lester #4
Jim Wells County · Amargosa (2700) field · Vertical
Moore Lester #4 (API 42-249-30843) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged July 4, 1997, last operated by Kingwood Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 15, 1977, permitted to 3,100 ft.
It was permitted by Shands, P. C. and has since transferred to Kingwood Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shands, P. C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kingwood, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2023 · 2 permits on file · (832) 928-7886
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kingwood Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Kingwood Resources, Inc.through Nov 1996 |
| Latest permit | Shands, P. C.Nov 15, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 1977
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.36K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 4, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, Lester G-4-75020 | Amargosa (2700) | Kingwood Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 6.36K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1997 |
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.
- 1Diamond "S" Oil, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Startex Energy, Inc.May 1994 → Aug 1994
- 3Three C Consulting, Inc.Oct 1994 → Aug 1995
- 4Kingwood Resources, Inc.Sep 1995 → Nov 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12117-99 | Drill | Shands, P. C. | Nov 15, 1977 | Nov 15, 1977 | — | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-75020 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,908 | 7.875 | 500 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 12, 1984 | Feb 9, 1978 | — |
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 42-249-30843 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-30843 → 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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