WELL · 42-297-34922 · DISTRICT 2
James Keith Esse 01 #01H
Live Oak County · Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) field · Horizontal
James Keith Esse 01 #01H (API 42-297-34922) is a horizontal well in Live Oak County operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc., completed January 18, 2011.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2010 and 2011, permitted to 19,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Eagle Ford, Carizzo / Wilcox, Carizzo/Wilcox, Midway.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.69M barrels of oil and 3.49M mcf of gas since October 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,618 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 26, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 19,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2011
- completed
- 1.69M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Keith Esse 01 O-2-9968 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 10 | 1.69M | 3.49M | Jan 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| James Keith Esse 01 G-2-259884 | Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2010 – Jan 2011 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 67,657 · prior 12 108,621(-38%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 186,153 · prior 12 221,794(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jan 2011 → Apr 2018
- 2Sea Eagle Ford, LLCMay 2018 → Jun 2022
- 3Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCJul 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 724641-99 | Field transfer | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Sep 20, 2011 | Sep 26, 2011 | Sep 12, 2010 | 11,731 |
| 701534-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Aug 31, 2010 | Sep 3, 2010 | Sep 12, 2010 | 19,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-259884 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-9968 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 273 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD SHALE | 11,577 | -11,304 |
| Carizzo / Wilcox | — | — |
| Carizzo/Wilcox | — | — |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD SHALE | — | — |
| Midway | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,660 | 16,698 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,042 | 17.5 | 790 S |
| 9.625 | 5,610 | 12.25 | 1,465 S |
| 5.5 | 16,918 | 8.5 | 1,280 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 | Jun 15, 2012 | Sep 30, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 2012 | Apr 6, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 2011 | Dec 8, 2010 | — |
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 42-297-34922 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34922 → 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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