WELL · 42-055-01620 · DISTRICT 1
Koehler #6
Caldwell County · Vertical
Koehler #6 (API 42-055-01620) is a disposal or injection well in Caldwell County operated by Houston Expl. & Prod. CO. under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 4, 1982, permitted to 2,600 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.08K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 6.58K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 13, 1987 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Austin Operating, LLC.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Houston Expl. & Prod. Co.Feb 4, 1982 |
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1982
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 1.08K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koehler O-1-1144 | Luling-Branyon | Austin Operating, LLC. | 4 | 1.08K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Koehler O-1-12744 | Luling-Branyon | Castillo Oil Company LLC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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.
- 1Texas Coast Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Bennett OilSep 1994 → Oct 1996
- 3Global Energy Group, Inc.Nov 1996 → May 1997
- 4Lif-Tex Oil Recovery, Inc.Jun 1997 → Nov 1997
- 5Austin Operating, LLC.Jan 1998 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150084-99 | Recompletion | Houston Expl. & Prod. Co. | Feb 4, 1982 | Feb 4, 1982 | — | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-1144 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12744 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,420 | 2,500 | Perforated |
| 2,450 | 2,500 | Perforated |
| — | 2,257 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 39 | 12.25 | 50 S |
| 5.5 | 2,271 | 7.875 | 295 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 | Jul 26, 1990 | Jul 12, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1990 | Apr 18, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-055-01620 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-01620 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 6.58K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 351K
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000047541 | H-1 Injection | Active | 500 | 500 | 2,450–2,500 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 6,575 · prior 12 6,545(+0%)
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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