WELL · 42-253-34368 · DISTRICT 7
Best #1
Jones County · Jones County Regular field · Shut IN · Vertical
Best #1 (API 42-253-34368) is a well in Jones County operated by Whitt Oil & Gas Inc., completed November 18, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 18, 1996, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Enrich Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Whitt Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B/Coleman Jct. Lm, T/Saddle Creek Lm, T/Flippen Sd., T/Home Creek Lm..
Its lease has reported 3.26K barrels of oil and 4.12K mcf of gas since November 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enrich Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 29 permits on file · (325) 762-3114
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whitt Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Dove Mineralthrough May 2000 |
| Latest permit | Enrich Oil CorporationOct 18, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1996
- completed
- 3.26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.12K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best O-8-28015 | Jones County Regular | Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 3.26K | 4.12K | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Enrich Oil CorporationNov 1996 → Dec 1997
- 2Dove MineralJan 1998 → May 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453935-99 | Drill | Enrich Oil Corporation | Oct 16, 1996 | Oct 18, 1996 | Oct 25, 1996 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28015 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,782 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Coleman Jct. LM | 1,805 | -23 |
| T/Saddle Creek LM | 2,390 | -608 |
| T/Flippen Sd. | 2,445 | -663 |
| T/Home Creek Lm. | 2,965 | -1,183 |
| T/Palo Pinto LM | 4,150 | -2,368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,445 | 2,448 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 186 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 4.5 | 2,602 | 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 | Dec 31, 1996 | Dec 4, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 19, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-253-34368 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34368 → 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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