WELL · 42-003-05601 · DISTRICT 8
Kuykendall J. W. #1
Andrews County · Fuhrman-Mascho (Yates) field · Vertical
Kuykendall J. W. #1 (API 42-003-05601) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged August 30, 2024, last operated by Contango Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 25, 2009, permitted to 4,795 ft.
It was permitted by OK Arena Operating Company and has since transferred to Contango Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Grayburg, Rustler, Yates, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 407K barrels of oil and 1.18M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OK Arena Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Andrews, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 13 permits on file · (844) 336-4716
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contango Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OK Arena Operating CompanyMar 25, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,795
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 2009
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- completed
- 407K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 30, 2024
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 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuykendall, J. W. O-10-10871 | Fuhrman-Mascho | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 17 | 407K | 1.13M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Kuykendall, J. W. G-10-254273 | Fuhrman-Mascho (Yates) | Contango Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 55.2K | May 2009 – Aug 2024 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,432 · prior 12 3,557(+25%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,578 · prior 12 8,621(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Wetzel, WayneJan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Kelton Oil CorporationFeb 1995 → Feb 1996
- 3LZS CorporationMar 1996 → Jan 2007
- 4OK Arena Operating CompanyFeb 2007 → Jul 2010
- 5Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCAug 2010 → Jan 2013
- 6Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
- 7FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 8Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 9Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 10Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 679724-99 | Recompletion | OK Arena Operating Company | Mar 20, 2009 | Mar 25, 2009 | May 6, 2009 | 4,795 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-254273 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-10871 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,223 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 458 | 2,765 |
| Rustler | 1,680 | 1,543 |
| Yates | 2,852 | 371 |
| YatesYATES(PER COLLEEN) | 2,852 | 371 |
| San Andres | 4,298 | -1,075 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,001 | 3,022 | Perforated |
| — | 4,700 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 320 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 10.75 | 320 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,475 | 7.875 | 1,350 S |
| 5.5 | 4,475 | — | — |
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 | Sep 5, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2010 | Sep 1, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-003-05601 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-05601 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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