WELL · 42-363-33295 · DISTRICT 7
Kessler #2
Palo Pinto County · Mineral Wells S.(whitis Sand) field · Domestic Use Well · Vertical
Kessler #2 (API 42-363-33295) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by Smith Jerry V., completed April 6, 1984 and listed as domestic use well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 5, 1984, permitted to 1,200 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Country Drilling & Expl,Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Jerry V. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cretaceous, Whitis Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Country Drilling & Expl,inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 New, filed Nov 3, 2015 · (214) 232-4400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Jerry V. |
| Production reports | Smith, J.V. Oil Companythrough Apr 2019 |
| Latest permit | Sun Country Drilling & Expl,inc.Apr 5, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 6, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 77.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 6, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: S
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kessler G-8-110723 | Mineral Wells, S.(whitis Sand) | Smith, Jerry V. | 1 | 0 | 77.8K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Proco Operating Co., Inc.Aug 1993 → Jun 1997
- 2Smith, J.V. Oil CompanyJul 1997 → Apr 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234739-99 | Drill | Sun Country Drilling & Expl,inc. | Apr 5, 1984 | Apr 5, 1984 | — | 1,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-110723 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,002 | 1,015 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.875 | 1,085 | 6.5 | 2,504 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 | May 18, 2021 | Apr 15, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1984 | May 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1984 | May 21, 1984 | — |
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 42-363-33295 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33295 → 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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