TEXAS · WELLS · DE WITT COUNTY · KUESTER UNIT LEASE · API 42-123-31826 · DISTRICT 02
Kuester Unit #1H
De Witt County · Yoakum (Edwards) field · Producing · Horizontal
Kuester Unit #1H (API 42-123-31826) is a horizontal well in De Witt County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed June 12, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 4, 1998, permitted to 16,500 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 CorporationMar 4, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.57M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 1998
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuester Unit G-2-169016 | Yoakum (Edwards) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 4.57M | Jun 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,127 · prior 12 24,719(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Abraxas Petroleum CorporationJun 1998 → Oct 2019
- 2Atlas Operating LLCNov 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474041-99 | Drill | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Mar 4, 1998 | Mar 4, 1998 | Mar 19, 1998 | 14,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1998 | Kuester Unit G-2-169016 | Yoakum (Edwards) | Atlas Operating LLC | Producing | 16,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 263 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 13,800 | -13,537 |
| Edwards | 14,065 | -13,802 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,255 | 16,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 30 | 275 S |
| 10.75 | 4,595 | 14.75 | 2,800 S |
| 7.625 | 14,255 | 9.875 | 200 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 | Oct 26, 1998 | Jun 29, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-123-31826 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-123-31826 → 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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