WELL · 42-083-34209 · DISTRICT 7
Kemp E.J. #3
Coleman County · Kemp (Jennings) field · Vertical
Kemp E.J. #3 (API 42-083-34209) is a plugged well in Coleman County, plugged April 17, 2000, last operated by Valera Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1992, permitted to 3,850 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including King Sd., Palo Pinto, Upper Fry Sd, Lower Fry Sd.
Its 2 leases have reported 19.6K barrels of oil and 17K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Kingsland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 71 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valera Oil Company |
| Production reports | Subsurface Explorationthrough Feb 1999 |
| Latest permit | Valera Oil CompanyMay 14, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 14, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 1984
- completed
- 19.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 17, 2000
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp, E. J. O-8-26558 | Coleman County Regular | Subsurface Exploration | 1 | 19.6K | 17K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
| — O-8-21862 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Valera Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1998
- 2Subsurface ExplorationNov 1998 → Feb 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398711-99 | Recompletion | Valera Oil Company | Apr 24, 1992 | May 14, 1992 | Mar 26, 1992 | 3,703 |
| 250960-99 | Drill | Crude Resources, Inc. | Sep 10, 1984 | Sep 10, 1984 | Sep 30, 1984 | 3,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-21862 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-26558 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,955 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| King Sd. | 2,120 | -165 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LM | 3,012 | -1,057 |
| Upper Fry SD | 3,296 | -1,341 |
| Lower Fry SD | 3,380 | -1,425 |
| Gardner | 3,476 | -1,521 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,120 | 2,130 | Perforated |
| 3,436 | 3,454 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 11 | 95 S |
| 4.5 | 2,278 | 7.875 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 3,703 | 7.875 | 235 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 16, 1992 | Jun 4, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 17, 1985 | Nov 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-083-34209 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-34209 → 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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