TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · KUCHERA, J.L. LEASE · API 42-051-32222 · DISTRICT 03
Kuchera J.L. #2
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Kuchera J.L. #2 (API 42-051-32222) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged May 31, 1996, last operated by Exxon Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 23, 1982, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Superior Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Exxon Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 1.5K barrels of oil and 33.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Superior Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- See remarks (S)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 15, 1999
- Permits on file
- 19,549
- Phone
- (713) 431-1125
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Corp. |
| Production reports | Exxon Corp.through Mar 1996 |
| Latest permit | Superior Oil Company, TheApr 23, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 1982
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 1990
- completed
- 1.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 31, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuchera, J.L. O-3-14478 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Exxon Corp. | 2 | 1.5K | 33.7K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1996 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157863-99 | Drill | Superior Oil Company, The | Apr 23, 1982 | Apr 23, 1982 | May 6, 1982 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 1990 | Kuchera J.L. O-3-14478 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 352 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,192 | -6,840 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,958 | -7,606 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 8,484 | -8,132 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,227 | 8,327 | Perforated |
| 8,391 | 8,504 | Perforated |
| 8,400 | 8,504 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,136 | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 2.875 | 8,130 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,170 | 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 24, 1991 | Dec 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 12, 1982 | — |
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 42-051-32222 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-32222 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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