WELL · 42-009-40818 · DISTRICT 9
Kunkel Unit #1
Archer County · Megargel NE. (Miss) field · Vertical
Kunkel Unit #1 (API 42-009-40818) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged June 19, 1997, last operated by Echo Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 15, 1993, permitted to 5,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 12.3K barrels of oil and 9 mcf of gas since January 1994, last reporting in September 1997.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Graham, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 5, 2025
- Permits on file
- 296
- Phone
- (940) 549-3292
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Echo Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Echo Production, Inc.through Jun 1997 |
| Latest permit | Echo Production, Inc.Dec 15, 1993 |
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1994
- completed
- 12.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 19, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunkel Unit O-13-28713 | Megargel, NE. (Miss) | Echo Production, Inc. | 1 | 12.3K | 9 | Jan 1994 – Sep 1997 |
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.
- 1Echo Production, Inc.Jan 1994 → Jun 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418884-99 | Drill | Echo Production, Inc. | Dec 13, 1993 | Dec 15, 1993 | Dec 21, 1993 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28713 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Caddo | 4,730 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 5,026 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,032 | 5,043 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 146 | 12.25 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 5,049 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Mar 9, 1994 | Jan 26, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-009-40818 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-40818 → 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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