WELL · 42-051-30943 · DISTRICT 3
Knesek Louis #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Knesek Louis #1 (API 42-051-30943) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged December 2, 1997, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1988, permitted to 9,350 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda, Buda.
Its lease has reported 991 barrels of oil and 9.34K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1998. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 2, 2000
- Permits on file
- 5,638
- Phone
- (817) 321-7424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyDec 22, 1988 |
- 9,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 22, 1988
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 1989
- completed
- 991
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.34K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 2, 1997
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knesek, Louis O-3-13599 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 2 | 991 | 9.34K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1998 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354574-99 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 22, 1988 | Dec 22, 1988 | — | 9,350 |
| 90013-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Aug 18, 1980 | Aug 18, 1980 | Oct 14, 1980 | 9,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13599 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 332 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,548 | -8,216 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,913 | -8,581 |
| False Buda | 9,198 | -8,866 |
| Buda | 9,228 | -8,896 |
| Georgetown | 9,272 | -8,940 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,610 | 8,690 | Perforated |
| 8,703 | 8,908 | Perforated |
| 9,230 | 9,250 | Perforated |
| 9,272 | 9,338 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,981 | 12.75 | 1,400 S |
| 2.375 | 8,600 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,349 | 8.75 | 1,075 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 16, 1989 | Feb 27, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 19, 1980 | 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 42-051-30943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-30943 → 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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