WELL · 42-041-31464 · DISTRICT 3
Willie Kuder #2
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Willie Kuder #2 (API 42-041-31464) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged February 5, 2019, last operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1992, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ultramar Oil And Gas Limited and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Giddings (Austin Chalk-3).
Its lease has reported 123K barrels of oil and 506K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ultramar Oil and Gas Limited; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | E2 Operating LLCthrough Sep 2018 |
| Latest permit | Ultramar Oil and Gas LimitedFeb 20, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 1990
- completed
- 123K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 506K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 5, 2019
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Kuder O-3-16245 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 3 | 123K | 506K | 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.
- 1Williams-Cody, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Cody Energy, Inc.May 1993 → Jul 1998
- 3Bargo Energy CompanyAug 1998 → May 2001
- 4Mission Resources CorporationJun 2001 → Dec 2005
- 5Petrohawk Operating CompanyJan 2006 → Oct 2007
- 6Milagro Exploration, LLCDec 2007 → Oct 2015
- 7White Oak Operating Company LLCNov 2015 → Jun 2016
- 8E2 Operating LLCJul 2016 → Aug 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396639-99 | Drill · sidetrack | Ultramar Oil and Gas Limited | Feb 13, 1992 | Feb 20, 1992 | Jan 23, 1992 | 10,000 |
| 378833-99 | Drill | Ultramar Oil and Gas Limited | Oct 4, 1990 | Oct 4, 1990 | Oct 8, 1990 | 8,871 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16245 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 233 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK (VD) | 7,550 | -7,317 |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | 7,550 | -7,317 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK (MD) | 7,581 | -7,348 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,223 | 10,340 | Perforated |
| 7,550 | 7,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,590 | 12.75 | 1,280 S |
| 7 | 7,665 | 8.75 | 245 S |
| 7 | 7,758 | 8.75 | 254 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 | Mar 18, 1993 | Mar 1, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1992 | Aug 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1991 | Dec 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-041-31464 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31464 → 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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