TEXAS · WELLS · DE WITT COUNTY · API 42-123-31782 · DISTRICT 02
Kuester Unit #1
De Witt County · Yoakum (Edwards) field · Producing · Horizontal
Kuester Unit #1 (API 42-123-31782) is a horizontal well in De Witt County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed August 21, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1999, permitted to 16,353 ft.
It was permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Georgetown, Edwards.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Hearing (H)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 78
- Phone
- (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Abraxas Petroleum CorporationJul 12, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,353
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.55M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuester Unit G-2-162215 | Yoakum (Edwards) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 9.55M | Dec 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Kuester G-2-174918 | Yoakum (Edwards) | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1999 – Aug 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 43,276 · prior 12 66,315(-35%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Abraxas Petroleum CorporationJan 1997 → Oct 2019
- 2Atlas Operating LLCNov 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485715-99 | Recompletion | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Jul 8, 1999 | Jul 12, 1999 | Jul 14, 1999 | 17,000 |
| 452027-99 | Drill | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Aug 28, 1996 | Aug 28, 1996 | Oct 27, 1996 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1999 | Kuester Unit G-2-162215 | Yoakum (Edwards) | Atlas Operating LLC | Producing | 16,353 |
| Aug 21, 1999 | Kuester Unit G-2-162215 | Yoakum (Edwards) | Atlas Operating LLC | Producing | 16,353 |
| — | Kuester G-2-174918 | Yoakum (Edwards) | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 13,800 | -13,521 |
| Edwards | 14,065 | -13,786 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,172 | 14,233 | Perforated |
| 14,200 | 14,858 | Perforated |
| 14,272 | 16,353 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,010 | 14.75 | 1,800 S |
| 7.625 | 12,100 | 9.875 | 1,020 S |
| 5.5 | 14,505 | 6.5 | 360 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 | May 29, 2003 | Aug 6, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jan 21, 2000 | Sep 13, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1997 | Feb 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-123-31782 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-123-31782 → 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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