WELL · 42-131-35041 · DISTRICT 4
Wiederkehr L. #197
Duval County · Government Wells N. (1080) field · Producing · Vertical
Wiederkehr L. #197 (API 42-131-35041) is a well in Duval County operated by Black Gold Operating CO LLC, completed February 9, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 25, 1980, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Houston and has since transferred to Black Gold Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plntersville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file · (832) 646-5891
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black Gold Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | Black Gold Operating Co, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-HoustonSep 25, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1980
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 1981
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiederkehr, L. G-4-92255 | Government Wells, N. (1080) | Black Gold Operating Co, LLC | 1 | 0 | 22.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 603 · prior 12 778(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPSep 1997 → Apr 1998
- 2EL Campo Operating, LLCApr 2006 → Feb 2011
- 3Coronado Minerals, LLCMar 2011 → Oct 2012
- 4Trace Operating, LLCNov 2012 → Oct 2018
- 5Black Bayou Operating, LLCNov 2018 → Oct 2019
- 6Black Gold Operating Co, LLCMar 2021 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93740-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | Sep 25, 1980 | Sep 25, 1980 | Nov 18, 1980 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-92255 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,075 | 1,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 504 | 7.875 | 450 S |
| 2.875 | 1,008 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,265 | 12.25 | 275 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 3, 1981 | — |
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 42-131-35041 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-35041 → 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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