WELL · 42-041-30616 · DISTRICT 3
Gerke #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Gerke #1 (API 42-041-30616) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged December 11, 2025, last operated by Holley Oil Company LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1999, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Escopeta Production Company and has since transferred to Holley Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Georgetown.
Its lease has reported 39.7K barrels of oil and 93.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Escopeta Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Chappell Hill, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 33 permits on file · (713) 299-1798
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Holley Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Holley Oil Company, LLCthrough Sep 2018 |
| Latest permit | Escopeta Production CompanyFeb 17, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 9, 1999
- completed
- 39.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 93.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 9, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerke O-3-14773 | Kurten (Buda) | Holley Oil Company, LLC | 1 | 39.7K | 93.7K | 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.
- 1Redwood Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Brazos Production Services, Inc.Oct 1994 → May 1997
- 3Escopeta Production CompanyAug 1998 → Dec 2000
- 4LA Campana, Inc.May 2001 → Nov 2006
- 5Holley Oil Company, LLCDec 2006 → Sep 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482346-99 | Recompletion | Escopeta Production Company | Jan 29, 1999 | Feb 17, 1999 | Oct 10, 1999 | 9,000 |
| 124033-99 | Drill | Texas General Petr. Corp. | Jul 6, 1981 | Jul 6, 1981 | Jul 1, 1981 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14773 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 364 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,901 | -6,537 |
| Buda | 7,811 | -7,447 |
| Georgetown | 7,901 | -7,537 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,222 | 8,407 | Perforated |
| 10,150 | 10,157 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,607 | 12.25 | 1,420 S |
| 2.875 | 8,110 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,561 | 7.875 | 530 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 | Jan 13, 2003 | Aug 18, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 16, 1981 | — |
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 42-041-30616 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30616 → 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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