WELL · 42-061-30406 · DISTRICT 4
Kerlin Gilbert A #A 2
Cameron County · Padre Island (6500) field · Vertical
Kerlin Gilbert A #A 2 (API 42-061-30406) is a plugged well in Cameron County, plugged December 18, 2012, last operated by World Hydrocarbon Inc..
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1979 and 2003, permitted to 6,835 ft.
It was permitted by Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to World Hydrocarbon Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Shale W/Sd. Streeks.
Operator of record
Permitted by Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kaufman, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 14, 2001 · 5 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | World Hydrocarbon Inc. |
| Production reports | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Mar 2004 |
| Latest permit | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLCFeb 7, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,835
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 7, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 708K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 18, 2012
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerlin, Gilbert A G-4-193261 | Padre Island (6000) | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 104K | Feb 2003 – Dec 2012 |
| Kerlin, Gilbert "A" G-4-130961 | Padre Island (6300) | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 605K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2003 |
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.
- 1World Hydrocarbon, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc.May 1995 → Jan 2000
- 3Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2000 → Mar 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528112-99 | Recompletion | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC | Feb 5, 2003 | Feb 7, 2003 | Feb 10, 2003 | 6,832 |
| 360247-99 | Recompletion | World Hydrocarbon, Inc. | Jun 9, 1989 | Jun 14, 1989 | — | 6,832 |
| 230292-99 | Recompletion | World Hydrocarbon, Inc. | Feb 15, 1984 | Feb 23, 1984 | — | 6,832 |
| 59873-99 | Drill | World Hydrocarbon, Inc. | Oct 5, 1979 | Oct 5, 1979 | Feb 19, 1980 | 6,835 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-130961 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-193261 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Shale W/Sd. Streeks | 6,025 | -6,024 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,028 | 6,034 | Perforated |
| 6,268 | 6,270 | Perforated |
| 6,319 | 6,332 | Perforated |
| 6,454 | 6,456 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 985 | 12.25 | 535 S |
| 3.5 | 5,980 | 5 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 6,385 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,832 | 7.875 | 370 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 | Apr 9, 2003 | Mar 10, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 19, 1989 | Jun 8, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | May 1, 1984 | Mar 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1984 | Mar 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 6, 1980 | — |
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 42-061-30406 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-061-30406 → 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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