WELL · 42-285-31428 · DISTRICT 2
Zappe Lester Oil Unit #1
Lavaca County · Hallettsville (10 150) field · Vertical
Zappe Lester Oil Unit #1 (API 42-285-31428) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged February 20, 1998, last operated by Howell Drilling Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 1981, permitted to 14,518 ft.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001 · 176 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howell Drilling Inc. |
| Production reports | Parker & Parsley Development L.Pthrough Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Howell Drilling, Inc.Mar 17, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,518
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.01K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 20, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Zappe Gas Unit No. 2 G-2-92360 | Hallettsville (7100) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 7.01K | Jan 1993 – Feb 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.
- 1Howell Drilling, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112365-99 | Recompletion | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Mar 17, 1981 | Mar 17, 1981 | — | 14,518 |
| 85371-99 | Recompletion | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Jun 27, 1980 | Jun 27, 1980 | — | 14,518 |
| 57619-99 | Drill | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Sep 11, 1979 | Sep 11, 1979 | — | 14,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-92360 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,133 | 7,178 | Perforated |
| 10,201 | 10,139 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,998 | 13.5 | 1,000 S |
| 2.375 | 7,151 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 10,103 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 10,400 | 9.875 | 660 S |
| 5 | 14,522 | 6.625 | 960 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 | Mar 11, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 23, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 19, 1980 | — |
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 42-285-31428 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31428 → 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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