WELL · 42-123-31748 · DISTRICT 2
Kerlick #1
DE Witt County · Henze (Wilcox 9700) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Kerlick #1 (API 42-123-31748) is a well in De Witt County operated by Shiner Exploration LLC, completed April 17, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 15, 1994, permitted to 13,200 ft.
It was permitted by Auburn Enterprises, Inc. and has since transferred to Shiner Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yegua, Recklaw, Slick, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Auburn Enterprises, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (713) 263-4937
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shiner Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Lone Oak Energy Incthrough Feb 2020 |
| Latest permit | Auburn Enterprises, Inc.Feb 15, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 15, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 17, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.83M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 17, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerlick G-2-149700 | Henze (Wilcox 9700) | Shiner Exploration, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.83M | Apr 1994 – 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.
- 1Auburn Enterprises, Inc.Apr 1994 → Dec 2002
- 2Lone Oak Energy IncJan 2003 → Feb 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421191-99 | Drill | Auburn Enterprises, Inc. | Feb 15, 1994 | Feb 15, 1994 | Feb 22, 1994 | 13,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-149700 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,688 | 9,696 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,210 | 13.375 | 1,150 S |
| 7.625 | 9,662 | 9.875 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 11,104 | 6.5 | 285 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 | Aug 19, 1994 | May 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 28, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-123-31748 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-123-31748 → 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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