TEXAS · WELLS · FORT BEND COUNTY · KGFU 2 LEASE · API 42-157-31138 · DISTRICT 03
Kgfu 2 #W56
Fort Bend County · Katy (Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Kgfu 2 #W56 (API 42-157-31138) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 17, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 30, 1980, permitted to 10,400 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cockfield, Cook Mountain, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 4.42K barrels of oil and 1.37M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Sep 30, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 2022
- completed
- 4.42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.37M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 2022
- Shut in
- May 1, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kgfu 2 G-3-92490 | Katy (Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 4.42K | 1.37M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,047 · prior 12 4,326(-53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Jul 2006
- 3Forest Oil CorporationAug 2006 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94257-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Sep 30, 1980 | Sep 30, 1980 | Dec 17, 1980 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2022 | Kgfu 2 G-3-92490 | Katy (Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing · shut in May 1, 2026 | 10,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 154 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cockfield | 6,450 | -6,296 |
| Cook Mountain | 7,628 | -7,474 |
| Wilcox | 10,152 | -9,998 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,206 | 10,230 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,530 | 14.75 | 1,270 S |
| 2.875 | 7,262 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 8,007 | 9.875 | 700 S |
| 2.375 | 9,936 | — | — |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 8, 2023 | Apr 26, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 31, 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 42-157-31138 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31138 → 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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