WELL · 42-003-46181 · DISTRICT 8
Kent A #315H
Andrews County · Shafter Lake N. (San Andres) field · Horizontal
Kent A #315H (API 42-003-46181) is a horizontal well in Andrews County operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P., completed July 2, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 6, 2014, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Forge Energy, LLC and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 15 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 836K barrels of oil and 464K mcf of gas since July 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forge Energy, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 117 permits on file · (713) 292-9555
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. |
| Production reports | Ring Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Forge Energy, LLCMay 6, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 6, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jul 2, 2014
- completed
- 836K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 464K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 2, 2014
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent O-10-45301 | Shafter Lake, N. (San Andres) | Ring Energy, Inc. | 4 | 667K | 369K | Jul 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Kent A O-10-46392 | Shafter Lake, N. (San Andres) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 169K | 95.4K | Jul 2014 – Sep 2018 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 52,302 · prior 12 58,979(-11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 37,867 · prior 12 40,072(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Forge Energy, LLCJul 2014 → Apr 2017
- 2Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.May 2017 → Mar 2025
- 3Ring Energy, Inc.Apr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783100-99 | Drill | Forge Energy, LLC | Mar 26, 2014 | May 6, 2014 | Jun 1, 2014 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-45301 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-45301 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-46392 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,190 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,936 | 254 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,120 | 70 |
| Queen | 3,466 | -276 |
| Grayburg | 4,208 | -1,018 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - CO2 FLOOD, HIGH FLO | 4,673 | -1,483 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Dean | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Leon | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN DETRITAL | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Tubb | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,942 | 5,527 | Perforated |
| 4,942 | 9,177 | Perforated |
| 5,672 | 6,257 | Perforated |
| 6,402 | 3,987 | Perforated |
| 6,402 | 6,987 | Perforated |
| 7,132 | 7,717 | Perforated |
| 7,862 | 8,447 | Perforated |
| 8,892 | 9,177 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.25 | 1,843 | 9.6 | 780 S |
| 9.6 | 1,843 | 12.25 | 780 S |
| 9.6 | 1,843 | 12.5 | 780 S |
| 8.75 | 9,332 | 5.5 | 2,045 S |
| 5.5 | 9,332 | 8.75 | 2,045 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 | Jul 2, 2018 | Jun 21, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2018 | Jun 21, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 2015 | Jul 8, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Apr 29, 2015 | Feb 4, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2014 | Jul 18, 2014 | 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 42-003-46181 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-46181 → 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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