WELL · 42-287-30492 · DISTRICT 3
Vesta #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Vesta #1 (API 42-287-30492) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged January 25, 1989, last operated by Heci Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1991, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Tex-Lee Operating Company and has since transferred to Heci Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 59.6K barrels of oil and 1.08M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tex-Lee Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 9, 1991 · 86 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Heci Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tex-Lee Operating CompanyNov 12, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 1979
- completed
- 59.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 25, 1989
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesta O-3-21859 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | 1 | 59.6K | 1.08M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,818 · prior 12 12,180(-28%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 216 · prior 12 438(-51%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tex-Lee Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393616-99 | Reenter | Tex-Lee Operating Company | Nov 4, 1991 | Nov 12, 1991 | Mar 5, 1992 | 9,500 |
| 47763-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | May 3, 1979 | May 3, 1979 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21859 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,540 | -7,209 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,110 | -7,779 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,719 | 12.25 | — |
| 9.625 | 3,722 | 12.25 | 985 S |
| 2.375 | 8,000 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,120 | 8.75 | 420 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 | Feb 3, 1993 | Jan 19, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 20, 1979 | — |
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 42-287-30492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30492 → 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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