TEXAS · WELLS · BEXAR COUNTY · ERNST, KATIE L. LEASE · API 42-029-30593 · DISTRICT 01
Ernst Katie L. #9
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Ernst Katie L. #9 (API 42-029-30593) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged August 30, 2024, last operated by Petrosaurus Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 3, 1977, permitted to 1,840 ft.
It was permitted by Schimmel, V. I. and has since transferred to Petrosaurus Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Olmos, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 63.9K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 23 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Schimmel, V. I.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Somerset, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 26, 2020
- Phone
- (210) 624-2750
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petrosaurus Inc. |
| Production reports | Petrosaurus, Inc.through Aug 2021 |
| Latest permit | Schimmel, V. I.Oct 3, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,840
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 1977
- last permit issued
- Oct 24, 1977
- completed
- 63.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 24, 1977
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 23 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst, Katie L. O-1-3113 | Somerset | Petrosaurus, Inc. | 23 | 63.9K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Devon Energy Corporation(nevada)Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Caspen Operating CompanyOct 1993 → Jan 1995
- 3Aminex USA, Inc.Feb 1995 → Aug 2013
- 4Petrosaurus, Inc.Sep 2013 → Aug 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8985-99 | Drill | Schimmel, V. I. | Oct 3, 1977 | Oct 3, 1977 | — | 1,840 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 1977 | Ernst Katie L. O-1-3113 | Somerset | Petrosaurus Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 605 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,309 | 1,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,663 | 6.75 | 325 S |
| 4.5 | 1,673 | 6.75 | 325 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 | Jun 26, 1989 | Jun 16, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 14, 1978 | — |
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 42-029-30593 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-30593 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 1994
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000065261 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 24, 2024 | 100 | 1,000 | 1,312–1,323 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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