WELL · 42-503-40458 · DISTRICT 9
Koester A #1
Young County · Koester (Miss.) field · Vertical
Koester A #1 (API 42-503-40458) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged June 6, 2013, last operated by Farmer Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 18, 1992, permitted to 5,100 ft.
It was permitted by Black Star Oil Company and has since transferred to Farmer Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Barnett, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 13.9K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2013.
Operator of record
Permitted by Black Star Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Olney, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2020 · 19 permits on file · (940) 613-3345
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Farmer Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Farmer Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2012 |
| Latest permit | Black Star Oil CompanyAug 18, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 1992
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1992
- completed
- 13.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 6, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koester "A" O-13-28395 | Koester (Miss.) | Farmer Operating, LLC | 1 | 13.9K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2013 |
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.
- 1Black Star Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2Farmer, Lewis & HaydenAug 2005 → Oct 2008
- 3Farmer Operating, LLCNov 2008 → Feb 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402282-99 | Drill | Black Star Oil Company | Aug 13, 1992 | Aug 18, 1992 | Aug 23, 1992 | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28395 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,242 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoTOP/CADDO LIMESTONE | 4,372 | -3,130 |
| BarnettTOP/BARNETT SHALE | 4,942 | -3,700 |
| MississippianTOP/MISSISSIPPIAN REEF | 4,972 | -3,730 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,972 | 4,977 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 438 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 5,014 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Oct 29, 1992 | Sep 17, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-503-40458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-40458 → 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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