WELL · 42-051-31517 · DISTRICT 3
Kovar-Porter Unit #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Kovar-Porter Unit #1 (API 42-051-31517) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged October 3, 2011, last operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 53.5K barrels of oil and 750K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJan 15, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 2008
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 1981
- completed
- 53.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 750K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 2011
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kovar-Porter Unit O-3-21594 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 3 | 53.5K | 750K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-3-14559 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 652627-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jan 8, 2008 | Jan 15, 2008 | Dec 19, 2007 | 12,000 |
| 115851-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Apr 23, 1981 | Apr 23, 1981 | Jun 11, 1981 | 8,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14559 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21594 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,436 | 8,560 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 80 | 22 | — |
| 9.875 | 4,215 | 12.25 | 1,075 S |
| 9.625 | 4,215 | 12.25 | 1,075 S |
| 2.375 | 8,342 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,644 | 8.75 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 8,682 | 8.75 | 450 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 | May 30, 2008 | Mar 24, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1992 | Aug 31, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 31, 1981 | — |
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 42-051-31517 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31517 → 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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