TEXAS · WELLS · REAGAN COUNTY · KESSLER "77" LEASE · API 42-383-33175 · DISTRICT 6E
Kessler 77 #1
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Kessler 77 #1 (API 42-383-33175) is a well in Reagan County operated by Apache Corporation, completed November 27, 1984 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 2, 1984, permitted to 6,350 ft.
It was permitted by Tamarack Petroleum Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Cope Sand, Jo Mill.
Its lease has reported 21.3K barrels of oil and 6.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tamarack Petroleum Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,757
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | Tamarack Petroleum Company, Inc.Oct 2, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 1984
- last permit issued
- Nov 27, 1984
- completed
- 21.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 27, 1984
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 "77" O-9-11076 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 21.3K | 6.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2016 |
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.
- 1Tamarack Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 2007
- 2Mariner Energy, Inc.Dec 2007 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253354-99 | Drill | Tamarack Petroleum Company, Inc. | Aug 27, 1984 | Oct 2, 1984 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 1984 | Kessler 77 O-9-11076 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Shut In · shut in Dec 1, 2016 | 6,350 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,534 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,602 | 5,996 | Perforated |
| 5,856 | 5,894 | Perforated |
| 5,992 | 6,042 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,150 | 12.25 | 1,825 S |
| 4.5 | 6,350 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Jan 14, 1985 | Dec 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 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 42-383-33175 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-33175 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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