WELL · 42-149-32302 · DISTRICT 3
Kern #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Kern #1 (API 42-149-32302) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged August 20, 2010, last operated by Cml Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 25, 1988, permitted to 12,800 ft.
It was permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Cml Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 156K barrels of oil and 2.36M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2010. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 20, 2025
- Permits on file
- 514
- Phone
- (512) 328-8085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CML Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | CML Exploration, LLCthrough Jan 2010 |
| Latest permit | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Oct 25, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 1989
- completed
- 156K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 20, 2010
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern O-3-20446 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | CML Exploration, LLC | 3 | 156K | 2.36M | Jan 1993 – Oct 2010 |
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.
- 1Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Patterson Petroleum LPMar 2000 → Jul 2007
- 3Patterson Petroleum LLCAug 2007 → Oct 2007
- 4CML Exploration, LLCNov 2007 → Mar 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352620-98 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 5, 1988 | Oct 25, 1988 | — | 12,800 |
| 352620-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 24, 1988 | Oct 25, 1988 | — | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1989 | Kern O-3-20446 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | CML Exploration LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,643 | -9,293 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,048 | -9,698 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,764 | -10,414 |
| Buda | 10,845 | -10,495 |
| Georgetown | 10,900 | -10,550 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,582 | 10,723 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,710 | 12.25 | 882 S |
| 7 | 10,043 | 8.75 | 300 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 | Jun 29, 1989 | Jun 12, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-149-32302 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32302 → 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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