TEXAS · WELLS · STEPHENS COUNTY · CHESLEY, J. E. LEASE · API 42-429-32279 · DISTRICT 6E
Chesley J. E. #2
Stephens County · Lee Ray (Duffer Lime) field · Producing · Vertical
Chesley J. E. #2 (API 42-429-32279) is a well in Stephens County operated by Braka Operating L.L.C., completed October 27, 1979 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 18, 1979, permitted to 3,925 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Braka Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 234K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in October 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Ranger, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 61
- Phone
- (254) 647-3358
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Braka Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Braka Operating, L.L.C.through Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncSep 18, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,925
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 18, 1979
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 234K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 1979
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesley, J. E. G-8-85310 | Lee Ray (Duffer Lime) | Braka Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 234K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 143 · prior 12 644(-78%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Herod, BillJan 1993 → Mar 2022
- 2Braka Operating, L.L.C.Apr 2022 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58315-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Sep 18, 1979 | Sep 18, 1979 | Oct 2, 1979 | 4,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 1979 | Chesley J. E. G-8-85310 | Lee Ray (Duffer Lime) | Braka Operating L.L.C. | Producing · shut in Nov 1, 2025 | 3,925 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,781 | 3,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 221 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 2.375 | 3,767 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,914 | 7.875 | 300 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 12, 1984 | Dec 7, 1979 | — |
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 42-429-32279 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-32279 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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