WELL · 42-415-34718 · DISTRICT 8
Ernest 68 #1H
Scurry County · Earnest (6500 Sand) field · Producing · Horizontal
Ernest 68 #1H (API 42-415-34718) is a horizontal well in Scurry County operated by North Fork Operating LP, completed December 16, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 27, 2011, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by King Operating Corporation and has since transferred to North Fork Operating LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Canyon, Strawn, Caddo, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 51.6K barrels of oil and 137K mcf of gas since December 2011, 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 Sep 2024 |
| Latest permit | King Operating CorporationJun 27, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 2011
- completed
- 51.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 137K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 2011
- 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 68 O-11-69991 | Earnest (6500 Sand) | North Fork Operating LP | 1 | 51.6K | 137K | Dec 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 80(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1King Operating CorporationJan 2012 → Dec 2019
- 2Strawn Petroleum Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Jan 2023
- 3North Fork Operating LPMay 2024 → Sep 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719182-99 | Drill | King Operating Corporation | Jun 27, 2011 | Jun 27, 2011 | Oct 24, 2011 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69991 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,322 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CanyonTOP CANYON | 7,184 | -4,862 |
| StrawnTOP STRAWN | 7,400 | -5,078 |
| CaddoTOP CADDO | 7,538 | -5,216 |
| MississippianTOP MISSISSIPPIAN | 7,596 | -5,274 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,300 | 9,267 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,726 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 7 | 7,270 | 8.75 | 1,150 S |
| 4.5 | 10,524 | 6.25 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 30, 2013 | Jul 16, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-415-34718 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-415-34718 → 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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