WELL · 42-131-38289 · DISTRICT 4
Kilgore-Wernecke Gas Unit #3
Duval County · Rosita E. (Wilcox Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Kilgore-Wernecke Gas Unit #3 (API 42-131-38289) is a well in Duval County operated by NI Energy LLC, completed December 15, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 2, 1998, permitted to 17,200 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to NI Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Portland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 16, 2026 · (361) 815-5688
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | NI Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Comstock Oil & Gas, LPthrough Jul 2013 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Sep 2, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 2, 1998
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1998
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilgore-Wernecke Gas Unit G-4-173788 | Rosita, E. (Wilcox Cons.) | NI Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 10.7M | Dec 1998 – 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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Dec 1998 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Dec 2007
- 3Comstock Oil & Gas, LPJan 2008 → Jul 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479201-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 2, 1998 | Sep 2, 1998 | Sep 10, 1998 | 17,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-173788 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 546 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX Z | 16,029 | -15,483 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 16,073 | 16,093 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,385 | 17.5 | 2,132 S |
| 9.625 | 9,010 | 12.25 | 1,650 S |
| 5 | 16,823 | 6.5 | 780 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 30, 1999 | Mar 16, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-131-38289 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38289 → 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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