WELL · 42-367-31852 · DISTRICT 7
Lester B #1
Parker County · Moby Dick (Congl) field · Vertical
Lester B #1 (API 42-367-31852) is a plugged well in Parker County, plugged June 24, 2015, last operated by Westridge Oil & Gas Properties.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1997, permitted to 5,142 ft.
It was permitted by Sha Stephens, Incorporated and has since transferred to Westridge Oil & Gas Properties on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Westridge Oil & Gas Properties
Permitted by Sha Stephens, Incorporated; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Mineral Wells, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 2021 · 112 permits on file · (817) 996-8224
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Westridge Oil & Gas Properties |
| Production reports | Rockoil Energy of Texas, Inc.through Nov 2006 |
| Latest permit | Sha Stephens, IncorporatedMay 6, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,142
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 24, 2015
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester "B" G-8-163001 | Moby Dick (Congl) | Westridge Oil & Gas Properties | 1 | 0 | 38.1K | Jan 1997 – Jun 2015 |
| Lester B G-8-88218 | H. & R. (Bend Congl) | Sha Stephens, Incorporated | 1 | 0 | 2.91K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
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.
- 1Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Sha Stephens, IncorporatedNov 1996 → May 1999
- 3Double Eagle Petroleum CorpJun 1999 → May 2002
- 4Stephens, Hayseed Oil Inc.Nov 2002 → Aug 2003
- 5Ness Operating of Texas, Inc.Sep 2003 → Nov 2004
- 6Rockoil Energy of Texas, Inc.Sep 2005 → Nov 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461526-99 | Recompletion | Sha Stephens, Incorporated | Apr 23, 1997 | May 6, 1997 | Dec 18, 1996 | 4,800 |
| 69671-99 | Drill | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Jan 15, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | — | 5,142 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-88218 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-163001 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,178 | 4,186 | Perforated |
| 4,946 | 4,964 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 335 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 2.375 | 4,858 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,142 | 7.875 | 200 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 24, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 16, 1980 | — |
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 42-367-31852 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-367-31852 → 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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