WELL · 42-409-31403 · DISTRICT 4
Hester Estate Unit #1 #3
San Patricio County · Gregory East (10 550) field · Vertical
Hester Estate Unit #1 #3 (API 42-409-31403) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged April 28, 1994, last operated by Wallis Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 11, 1980, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Benz, Claire Est Of-Stoddard Dec and has since transferred to Wallis Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Benz, Claire Est of-Stoddard Dec; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 17
- Phone
- (361) 882-2050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wallis Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Benz, Claire Est of-Stoddard DecMar 11, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 28, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hester Estate Unit #1 O-4-10837 | Gregory, East (10,550) | Wallis Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 |
| Hester Gas Unit No. 1 G-4-89702 | Gregory, East (8470) | Wallis Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74813-99 | Drill | Benz, Claire Est of-Stoddard Dec | Mar 11, 1980 | Mar 11, 1980 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-89702 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-10837 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,472 | 8,482 | Perforated |
| 8,576 | 8,590 | Perforated |
| 10,684 | 10,704 | Perforated |
| 10,684 | 10,730 | Perforated |
| 10,720 | 10,730 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,973 | 15 | 1,180 S |
| 2.375 | 8,419 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,031 | 9.875 | 832 S |
| 2.375 | 10,600 | — | — |
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 | Sep 30, 1985 | Jun 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1985 | Nov 17, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 15, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 7, 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 42-409-31403 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-31403 → 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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