TEXAS · WELLS · LIVE OAK COUNTY · JAMES KEITH ESSE 01 LEASE · API 42-297-35103 · DISTRICT 02
James Keith Esse 01 #03H
Live Oak County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) field · Shut In · Horizontal
James Keith Esse 01 #03H (API 42-297-35103) is a horizontal well in Live Oak County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed April 15, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 17, 2012, permitted to 11,291 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Carrizo, Midway, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 1.69M barrels of oil and 3.49M mcf of gas since January 2011, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Feb 17, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,291
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 2012
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 2012
- completed
- 1.69M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2011 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 2012
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2023
- 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; they carry 10 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 – Apr 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 733260-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Feb 6, 2012 | Feb 17, 2012 | Feb 20, 2012 | 21,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2012 | James Keith Esse 01 O-2-9968 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 11,291 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 274 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CarrizoCARRIZO/WILCOX | 4,449 | -4,175 |
| Midway | 7,260 | -6,986 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD SHALE | 11,613 | -11,339 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,661 | 17,343 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 678 | 17.5 | 605 S |
| 9.625 | 7,600 | 12.25 | 620 S |
| 9.625 | 7,600 | 12.5 | 1,435 S |
| 5.5 | 17,482 | 8.5 | 1,990 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 14, 2012 | Jul 13, 2012 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Apr 13, 2015. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Midway, Eagle Ford | TIFF | 7,610 to 17,482 | Apr 13, 2015run Mar 12, 2012 | 0.87 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-297-35103 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-35103 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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