WELL · 42-041-30831 · DISTRICT 3
M S Kavanaugh Unit #1
Brazos County · Vertical
M S Kavanaugh Unit #1 (API 42-041-30831) is a permitted well in Brazos County filed by Apache Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1982 and 2008, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Buda.
Its 3 leases have reported 52.2K barrels of oil and 107K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationMar 14, 2008 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 2008
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 52.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 107K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M S Kavanaugh Unit O-3-25135 | Giddings (Eagleford) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 12.2K | 2.27K | Mar 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| MW-Brazos Unit O-3-22693 | Giddings (Buda) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 33.7K | 94.1K | Apr 1995 – May 2008 |
| Kavanaugh, M.S. Unit O-3-16345 | Stone City (Austin Chalk) | MW Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 6.32K | 10.7K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1995 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 761 · prior 12 778(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Jun 2016
- 3Marlin Energy Resources, LLCAug 2016 → Aug 2017
- 4Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Mar 2022
- 5Wildfire Energy Operating LLCApr 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 656511-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Mar 3, 2008 | Mar 14, 2008 | Jan 16, 2008 | 9,000 |
| 433803-99 | Recompletion | MW Petroleum Corporation | Mar 15, 1995 | Mar 22, 1995 | Apr 3, 1995 | 8,000 |
| 356425-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Feb 27, 1989 | Mar 24, 1989 | — | 8,000 |
| 180205-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin | Nov 23, 1982 | Nov 23, 1982 | Jan 7, 1983 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16345 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22693 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25135 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,571 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 7,600 | -5,029 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,141 | 7,212 | Perforated |
| 7,350 | 7,500 | Perforated |
| 7,610 | 7,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,505 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 2.875 | 7,050 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,004 | 7.875 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 500 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 | May 12, 2008 | Mar 19, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 22, 2008 | Apr 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 1995 | Apr 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1995 | Feb 28, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 28, 1983 | — |
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 42-041-30831 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30831 → 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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