WELL · 42-457-30567 · DISTRICT 6
Best #1
Tyler County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Best #1 (API 42-457-30567) is a horizontal well in Tyler County operated by Ergon Energy Partners L.P., completed August 10, 2004.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 16, 2003, permitted to 13,800 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Cretaceous, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Jackson, MS
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 94
- Phone
- (318) 322-1414
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ergon Energy Partners L.P. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ergon Energy Partners, L.P.Dec 16, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 2003
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 859K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best G-6-215647 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 859K | Aug 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Best O-6-14349 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Ergon Energy Partners, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2004 – Jun 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 19,884 · prior 12 16,182(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ergon Energy Partners, L.P.Aug 2004 → Mar 2024
- 2Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.May 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538137-98 | Drill | Ergon Energy Partners, L.P. | Aug 25, 2004 | Dec 16, 2003 | — | 13,800 |
| 538137-99 | Drill | Ergon Energy Partners, L.P. | Oct 31, 2003 | Dec 16, 2003 | May 25, 2004 | 13,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-215647 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-14349 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 298 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,980 | -5,682 |
| Cretaceous | 11,780 | -11,482 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,825 | -12,527 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,800 | 13,295 | Perforated |
| 12,800 | 16,565 | Perforated |
| 12,888 | 14,454 | Perforated |
| 13,413 | 17,457 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,625 | 14.75 | 1,360 S |
| 7.625 | 12,811 | 9.875 | 965 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, 2006 | Mar 31, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 5, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2005 | Sep 13, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-457-30567 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30567 → 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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