WELL · 42-071-31506 · DISTRICT 3
Churan #42
Chambers County · Niels Carlsen field · Vertical
Churan #42 (API 42-071-31506) is a well in Chambers County operated by Ken Petroleum Corporation, completed February 14, 1984.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1983 and 1998, permitted to 8,650 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Ken Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Discorbis Sand, Main Frio Section, Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2019 · 159 permits on file · (361) 782-5206
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ken Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Exxon Corp.through Feb 1999 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Aug 20, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,650
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1984
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broussard-Hebert a/C #1 G-3-170495 | Anahuac (Discorbis 6200) | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 1 | 0 | 101K | Sep 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Broussard-Hebert a/C #1 O-3-20619 | Anahuac (FB a-2, Frio 12) | Exxon Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1998 |
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.Oct 1998 → Feb 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478882-98 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Oct 23, 1998 | Aug 20, 1998 | Sep 15, 1998 | 7,947 |
| 478882-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Aug 20, 1998 | Aug 20, 1998 | — | 7,947 |
| 361707-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Jul 19, 1989 | Jul 19, 1989 | — | 8,150 |
| 226328-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Dec 12, 1983 | Dec 28, 1983 | Jan 17, 1984 | 8,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-170495 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20619 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 37 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Discorbis Sand | 6,232 | -6,195 |
| Main Frio Section | 6,940 | -6,903 |
| FrioTOP FRIO 13 SAND | 7,998 | -7,961 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,232 | 6,238 | Perforated |
| 7,925 | 7,936 | Perforated |
| 8,000 | 8,015 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,036 | 14.75 | 595 S |
| 7 | 8,147 | 9.875 | 2,640 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 | Nov 19, 1998 | Oct 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | May 16, 1991 | Apr 23, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1990 | Jan 31, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1984 | Mar 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1984 | Mar 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 21, 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 42-071-31506 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31506 → 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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