WELL · 42-383-32008 · DISTRICT 7
Vester Hughes Estate A #1
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Vester Hughes Estate A #1 (API 42-383-32008) is a well in Reagan County operated by Palo Petroleum Inc., completed December 11, 1981.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 21, 1981, permitted to 7,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, Spraberry, Dean.
Its 3 leases have reported 12.8K barrels of oil and 43.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 304
- Phone
- (214) 691-3676
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palo Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Robby Kohutek, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Palo Petroleum, Inc.Jul 21, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 1981
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 1981
- completed
- 12.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 1981
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Vester Estate A O-9-14379 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Robby Kohutek, Inc. | 1 | 12.1K | 37.8K | Apr 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Hughes, Vester Estate A G-9-149745 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Palo Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.38K | May 1994 – Jul 1996 |
| Vester Hughes Estate "A" O-9-9576 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Palo Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 617 | 3.95K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1994 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 307 · prior 12 283(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Palo Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2000
- 2L & B ProductionNov 2000 → Jul 2007
- 3Robby Kohutek, Inc.Aug 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125840-99 | Drill | Palo Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 21, 1981 | Jul 21, 1981 | Sep 28, 1981 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-149745 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-9576 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14379 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,669 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,158 | 6,640 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 767 | 11 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 4,981 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,857 | 7.875 | 1,010 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, 1996 | May 10, 1996 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1994 | Jun 9, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 24, 1982 | — |
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 42-383-32008 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-32008 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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