TEXAS · WELLS · DUVAL COUNTY · API 42-131-05053 · DISTRICT 04
Wiederkehr L. #116
Duval County · Govt. Wells N. field · Vertical
Wiederkehr L. #116 (API 42-131-05053) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged September 30, 1986, last operated by Black Gold Operating CO LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1984, permitted to 5,450 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus and has since transferred to Black Gold Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Plntersville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3
- Phone
- (832) 646-5891
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black Gold Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-CorpusJan 5, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,450
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 5, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 22, 1957
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 22, 1957
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 1986
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225729-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Jan 2, 1984 | Jan 5, 1984 | — | 5,406 |
| 143457-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | Dec 9, 1981 | Dec 9, 1981 | — | 5,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1957 | Wiederkehr L. O-4-1101 | Govt. Wells N. | Black Gold Operating Co LLC | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,215 | 2,239 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 284 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 14, 1957 | — |
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 42-131-05053 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-05053 → 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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