WELL · 42-415-34451 · DISTRICT 8
Ernest J #12H
Scurry County · Earnest (6500 Sand) field · Producing · Horizontal
Ernest J #12H (API 42-415-34451) is a horizontal well in Scurry County operated by North Fork Operating LP, completed January 24, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 6, 2008, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by King Operating Corporation and has since transferred to North Fork Operating LP on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 90.4K barrels of oil and 221K mcf of gas since January 2009, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by King Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Mustang, OK · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (432) 242-7381
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | North Fork Operating LP |
| Production reports | North Fork Operating LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | King Operating CorporationAug 27, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 27, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 2009
- completed
- 90.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 221K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest "J" O-11-69432 | Earnest (6500 Sand) | North Fork Operating LP | 1 | 90.4K | 221K | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 961 · prior 12 1,792(-46%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1King Operating CorporationFeb 2009 → Dec 2019
- 2Strawn Petroleum Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Apr 2024
- 3North Fork Operating LPMay 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667015-98 | Drill | King Operating Corporation | Aug 7, 2008 | Aug 27, 2008 | Sep 13, 2008 | 7,500 |
| 667015-99 | Drill | King Operating Corporation | Jul 17, 2008 | Aug 6, 2008 | Sep 14, 2008 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69432 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,156 | 8,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,720 | 12.25 | 1,020 S |
| 7 | 6,907 | 8.75 | 625 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 | Dec 28, 2009 | May 1, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 23, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-415-34451 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-415-34451 → 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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