TEXAS · WELLS · FORT BEND COUNTY · API 42-157-31143 · DISTRICT 03
Kgfu 2 #W 52
Fort Bend County · Katy (Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Kgfu 2 #W 52 (API 42-157-31143) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged July 25, 2022, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2003, permitted to 10,900 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Top Cockfield, Top Cook Mt., Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation; 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 Jul 2022 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Mobil CorporationJan 27, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 25, 2022
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kgfu 2 G-3-196218 | Katy (Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 797K | Jun 2003 – Jul 2022 |
| Katy Gfu 2 G-3-93503 | Katy (First Wilcox) | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 474K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2003 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Apr 2006
- 3Forest Oil CorporationAug 2006 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Jul 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527622-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Jan 23, 2003 | Jan 27, 2003 | Apr 25, 2003 | 10,354 |
| 95892-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Oct 17, 1980 | Oct 17, 1980 | Mar 13, 1981 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2003 | Kgfu 2 G-3-196218 | Katy (Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Apr 28, 1981 | Katy Gfu 2 G-3-93503 | Katy (First Wilcox) | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 161 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,118 | 10,144 | Perforated |
| 10,312 | 10,332 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,550 | 14.75 | 1,235 S |
| 7.625 | 8,000 | 9.875 | 500 S |
| 2.875 | 9,913 | — | — |
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 | Dec 15, 2003 | Oct 16, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2003 | Aug 7, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 5, 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 42-157-31143 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31143 → 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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