WELL · 42-293-30820 · DISTRICT 5
Ross Hester #2
Limestone County · Mexia (Nacatoch) field · Vertical
Ross Hester #2 (API 42-293-30820) is a plugged well in Limestone County, plugged May 23, 2023, last operated by Brinkley Greg D..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 1985, permitted to 800 ft.
It was permitted by Mexia Gas Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Brinkley Greg D. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Nocatoch.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mexia Gas Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Justin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brinkley Greg D. |
| Production reports | Brinkley, Greg D.through Sep 1995 |
| Latest permit | Mexia Gas Company, Inc.Nov 14, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 135
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 23, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross, Hester G-5-120541 | Mexia (Nacatoch) | Brinkley, Greg D. | 1 | 0 | 135 | Jan 1993 – May 2023 |
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.
- 1Mexia Gas Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Brinkley, Greg D.Apr 1995 → Sep 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289987-99 | Drill | Mexia Gas Company, Inc. | Nov 13, 1985 | Nov 14, 1985 | — | 800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-120541 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.875 | 708 | 6 | 90 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 | Apr 16, 1986 | Mar 5, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-293-30820 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-30820 → 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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