WELL · 42-415-34537 · DISTRICT 8
Ernest O #17H
Scurry County · Earnest (6500 Sand) field · Producing · Horizontal
Ernest O #17H (API 42-415-34537) is a horizontal well in Scurry County operated by North Fork Operating LP, completed April 29, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 18, 2009, 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.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Canyon, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 59.4K barrels of oil and 181K mcf of gas since April 2010, 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 Aug 2024 |
| Latest permit | King Operating CorporationMay 18, 2009 |
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
- May 18, 2009
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 2010
- completed
- 59.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 181K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 2010
- 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 "O" O-11-69594 | Earnest (6500 Sand) | North Fork Operating LP | 1 | 59.4K | 181K | Apr 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 138(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1King Operating CorporationMay 2010 → Nov 2019
- 2Strawn Petroleum Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Feb 2024
- 3North Fork Operating LPMay 2024 → Aug 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 680198-98 | Drill | King Operating Corporation | Jul 21, 2009 | May 18, 2009 | Aug 15, 2009 | 7,500 |
| 680198-99 | Drill | King Operating Corporation | Apr 7, 2009 | May 18, 2009 | Aug 15, 2009 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69594 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,315 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,290 | 11,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,701 | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 7 | 7,178 | 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 | Nov 18, 2010 | Jul 26, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-415-34537 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-415-34537 → 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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