TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · ESTHER JACOBS GAS UNIT #1 LEASE · API 42-285-33040 · DISTRICT 02
Esther Jacobs Gas Unit #1 #2
Lavaca County · Hope (Wilcox Massive) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Esther Jacobs Gas Unit #1 #2 (API 42-285-33040) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Kebo Oil & Gas Inc., completed January 2, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 16, 2003, permitted to 13,088 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Kebo Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Portland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 30, 2025
- Permits on file
- 537
- Phone
- (361) 643-8821
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kebo Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Western Energy Group, LLCthrough Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Oct 16, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,088
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 229K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 2004
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Jacobs Gas Unit #1 G-2-202894 | Hope (Wilcox Massive) | Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 229K | Dec 2003 – 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.
- 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jan 2004 → Jul 2006
- 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Feb 2008
- 3Smith Production Inc.Mar 2008 → Apr 2008
- 4Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.May 2008 → May 2019
- 5Western Energy Group, LLCJun 2019 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 537493-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 14, 2003 | Oct 16, 2003 | Oct 30, 2003 | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2004 | Esther Jacobs Gas Unit #1 G-2-202894 | Hope (Wilcox Massive) | Kebo Oil & Gas Inc. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2019 | 13,088 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 187 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,110 | 12,977 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,515 | 17.5 | 1,635 S |
| 9.625 | 10,461 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 5 | 13,088 | 8.75 | 855 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 | Jul 22, 2005 | Mar 8, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-285-33040 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-33040 → 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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