WELL · 42-471-30375 · DISTRICT 3
Chester #1H
Walker County · Wildcat field · Horizontal
Chester #1H (API 42-471-30375) is a horizontal well in Walker County operated by SM Energy Company, completed April 12, 2015.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2014 and 2016, permitted to 13,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Eagle Ford, Woodbine.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2,485 permits on file · (432) 563-8316
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SM Energy Company |
| Production reports | Small, R.P. Corp.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | SM Energy CompanyOct 13, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 2016
- last permit issued
- Apr 12, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 904K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 12, 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester G-3-281693 | Deep Pines West (Woodbine) | Small, R.P. Corp. | 1 | 0 | 904K | Jan 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Chester G-3-279508 | Wildcat | SM Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2015 – Mar 2015 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 49,260 · prior 12 47,504(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1SM Energy CompanyApr 2015 → Jun 2016
- 2Fortune Resources LLCJul 2016 → Jan 2024
- 3Small, R.P. Corp.Feb 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 818588-99 | Recompletion | SM Energy Company | Sep 19, 2016 | Oct 13, 2016 | Nov 9, 2014 | 13,000 |
| 792779-99 | Drill | SM Energy Company | Jul 29, 2014 | Aug 22, 2014 | Nov 9, 2014 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-279508 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-281693 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 304 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 4,862 | -4,558 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 13,105 | -12,801 |
| Woodbine | 13,121 | -12,817 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,165 | 13,177 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,303 | 17.5 | 2,500 S |
| 9.625 | 11,516 | 12.25 | 1,330 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 | Feb 1, 2017 | Oct 18, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | May 17, 2016 | Oct 28, 2015 | 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 42-471-30375 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-471-30375 → 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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