WELL · 42-441-34385 · DISTRICT 7
Hester #1
Taylor County · Gerald Holden (Hope Lime Lo.) field · Injection · Vertical
Hester #1 (API 42-441-34385) is a well in Taylor County operated by Petex, completed June 17, 2019 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 2012, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Enexco, Inc. and has since transferred to Petex on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Dothan, Noodle Creek, Flippen Lm., Hope Lm.
Its lease has reported 5.59K barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since November 2012, last reporting in July 2026.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 3.25K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through December 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enexco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 124 permits on file · (254) 559-5453
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petex |
| Production reports | Winco Oil Inc.through Mar 2019 |
| Latest permit | Enexco, Inc.Aug 28, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jun 17, 2019
- completed
- 5.59K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 17, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hester O-8-31347 | Gerald Holden (Hope Lime, Lo.) | Petex | 1 | 5.59K | 17 | Nov 2012 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enexco, Inc.Dec 2012 → Feb 2014
- 2MHM Pipeline Co., Inc.Apr 2014 → Apr 2014
- 3Lorac, Inc.Jun 2014 → Apr 2015
- 4Beaird, R.A. Oil Operating Co.Dec 2015 → Aug 2017
- 5Winco Oil Inc.Sep 2017 → Mar 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746780-99 | Drill | Enexco, Inc. | Aug 20, 2012 | Aug 28, 2012 | Sep 11, 2012 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-31347 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,849 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dothan | 2,106 | -257 |
| Noodle Creek | 2,106 | -257 |
| Noodle Creek | 2,202 | -353 |
| Flippen Lm. | 2,470 | -621 |
| Hope LM | 2,620 | -771 |
| Hope Lm. | 2,620 | -771 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,708 | 2,709 | Perforated |
| 2,708 | 2,718 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 204 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 4.5 | 2,814 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 26, 2019 | Jun 19, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Dec 9, 2013 | Dec 13, 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 42-441-34385 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-34385 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 3.25K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 23K
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000118672 | H-1 Injection | Active | 500 | 1,230 | 2,470–2,734 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 3,245 · prior 12 3,302(-2%)
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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