WELL · 42-041-31309 · DISTRICT 3
Kurten Woodbine Unit #3982I
Brazos County · Kurten (Woodbine) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Kurten Woodbine Unit #3982I (API 42-041-31309) is a well in Brazos County operated by Vess Oil Corporation, completed July 15, 1985 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1985, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Vess Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its lease has reported 10.6M barrels of oil and 11.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 247 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 79 permits on file · (979) 220-0348
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Vess Oil Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.Apr 22, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1985
- completed
- 10.6M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 247 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurten Woodbine Unit O-3-17583 | Kurten (Woodbine) | Vess Oil Corporation | 247 | 10.6M | 11.6M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 212,064 · prior 12 234,124(-9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 396,903 · prior 12 431,012(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Cody Energy, Inc.Aug 1994 → Jan 1999
- 3Cody Energy LLCFeb 1999 → Jul 2003
- 4Vess Oil CorporationAug 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273144-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Apr 22, 1985 | Apr 22, 1985 | Jun 22, 1985 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17583 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 22 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,330 | -8,308 |
| WoodbineWOODBINE B | 8,515 | -8,493 |
| WoodbineWOODBINE C | 8,566 | -8,544 |
| WoodbineWOODBINE D | 8,614 | -8,592 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,566 | 8,593 | Perforated |
| 8,566 | 8,624 | Perforated |
| 8,614 | 8,624 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,546 | 13.5 | 1,060 S |
| 5.5 | 8,804 | 8.75 | 1,110 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 | Sep 21, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1985 | Aug 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-041-31309 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31309 → 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
- 8.1K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000059066 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,000 | 3,000 | 8,133–8,788 |
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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