WELL · 42-041-31342 · DISTRICT 3
Kay R. #1
Brazos County · Caldwell NE (Georgetown) field · Vertical
Kay R. #1 (API 42-041-31342) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged May 22, 2002, last operated by Howell Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1989, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Lower Cretaceous.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.4K barrels of oil and 6.55K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2002. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 2, 2004 · 99 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howell Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Howell Petroleum Corporationthrough Nov 2000 |
| Latest permit | Howell Petroleum CorporationJul 27, 1989 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1985
- completed
- 15.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.55K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 22, 2002
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay, R. O-3-18845 | Caldwell, NE (Georgetown) | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2002 |
| Kay, R. O-3-20549 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 15.4K | 6.55K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2002 |
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.
- 1Howell Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Sep 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361798-99 | Recompletion | Howell Petroleum Corporation | Jul 21, 1989 | Jul 27, 1989 | — | 7,590 |
| 283656-99 | Drill | Hea Exploration, Inc. | Aug 30, 1985 | Aug 30, 1985 | Sep 4, 1985 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18845 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20549 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 260 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,868 | -6,608 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 6,987 | -6,727 |
| Lower Cretaceous | 7,322 | -7,062 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,868 | 6,988 | Perforated |
| 7,466 | 7,542 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,149 | 12.25 | 1,065 S |
| 4.5 | 7,590 | 7.875 | 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 | Jan 30, 1990 | Sep 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1985 | Sep 30, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 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 42-041-31342 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31342 → 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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