WELL · 42-055-33545 · DISTRICT 1
Eklund Carl Jr #5
Caldwell County · Salt Flat field · Vertical
Eklund Carl JR #5 (API 42-055-33545) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged March 27, 2017, last operated by Comanche Well Service Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 27, 1984, permitted to 2,750 ft.
It was permitted by Kententex Energy Group and has since transferred to Comanche Well Service Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.08K barrels of oil and 5.12K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kententex Energy Group; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 8 permits on file · (214) 394-0947
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Comanche Well Service Corp. |
| Production reports | Comanche Well Service Corp.through Jun 2006 |
| Latest permit | Kententex Energy GroupMar 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 1984
- completed
- 6.08K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.12K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 2017
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 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eklund, Carl Jr O-1-9969 | Salt Flat | Comanche Well Service Corp. | 8 | 4.68K | 2.27K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Eklund, Carl Jr. O-1-9673 | Salt Flat | Comanche Well Service Corp. | 4 | 1.4K | 2.85K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Kententex Energy GroupJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Wagley International US Inc.Mar 1994 → Nov 1994
- 3Cole, Frank W EngineeringJan 1995 → Jan 2006
- 4Comanche Well Service Corp.Jun 2006 → Jun 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233743-99 | Drill | Kententex Energy Group | Mar 27, 1984 | Mar 27, 1984 | — | 2,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-9673 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-9969 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 359 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,382 | -2,023 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 2,642 | -2,283 |
| Buda | 2,658 | -2,299 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 2,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,692 | 7.875 | 490 sx |
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 18, 1997 | May 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 1984 | May 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | May 15, 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 42-055-33545 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-33545 → 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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