WELL · 42-041-32223 · DISTRICT 3
Kurten Woodbine Unit #1572
Brazos County · Kurten (Woodbine) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Kurten Woodbine Unit #1572 (API 42-041-32223) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Vess Oil Corporation, completed September 27, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued December 10, 2013, permitted to 8,600 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Navarro, Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda.
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.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 79
- Phone
- (214) 306-5801
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Vess Oil Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vess Oil CorporationDec 10, 2013 |
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 2013
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 2014
- 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
- Sep 27, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 774170-96 | Drill | Vess Oil Corporation | Sep 19, 2014 | Dec 10, 2013 | Aug 21, 2014 | 8,600 |
| 774170-97 | Drill | Vess Oil Corporation | Aug 26, 2014 | Dec 10, 2013 | — | 8,600 |
| 774170-98 | Drill | Vess Oil Corporation | Jan 6, 2014 | Dec 10, 2013 | — | 8,600 |
| 774170-99 | Drill | Vess Oil Corporation | Nov 20, 2013 | Dec 10, 2013 | Aug 21, 2014 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17583 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| NavarroNAVARRO - DISPOSAL | 5,334 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - LOST CIRCULATION | 7,747 |
| WoodbineWOODBINE - PRODUCTION | 8,136 |
| BudaBUDA - PRODUCTION | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - DISPOSAL | — |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - PRODUCTION | — |
| SpartaSPARTA - DISPOSAL | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,528 | 13.5 | 1,706 S |
| 4.5 | 8,868 | 6.125 | 471 S |
| 7 | 9,063 | 9.875 | 770 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 | Aug 19, 2015 | Jan 8, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-041-32223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-32223 → 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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