TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · API 42-161-30581 · DISTRICT 05
Keller N #1
Freestone County · Bear Grass NE (Bossier) field · Vertical
Keller N #1 (API 42-161-30581) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged December 19, 2003, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1991, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Bac, Woodbine, Paluxy, Rodessa.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Dec 2003 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanySep 3, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 3, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 232K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 2003
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keller "N" G-5-139278 | Bear Grass, NE (Bossier) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 232K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2004 |
| — G-5-89153 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391174-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Aug 23, 1991 | Sep 3, 1991 | Jul 22, 1991 | 14,763 |
| 74020-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Mar 3, 1980 | Mar 3, 1980 | Mar 6, 1980 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 1991 | Keller N G-5-139278 | Bear Grass NE (Bossier) | Valence Operating Company | Plugged | — |
| Jul 21, 1980 | Keller N G-5-89153 | Bear Grass NE (Cotton Valley LM | Marathon Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 4,680 | -4,220 |
| Woodbine | 5,185 | -4,725 |
| Paluxy | 6,580 | -6,120 |
| Rodessa | 8,220 | -7,760 |
| James Lime | 8,715 | -8,255 |
| Pettit | 8,888 | -8,428 |
| Travis Peak | 9,272 | -8,812 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 14,182 | -13,722 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,952 | 12,968 | Perforated |
| 12,971 | 12,978 | Perforated |
| 13,016 | 13,028 | Perforated |
| 13,031 | 13,041 | Perforated |
| 14,233 | 14,421 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 2.375 | 1,400 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,023 | 12.25 | 1,500 S |
| 7 | 13,200 | 8.75 | 1,200 S |
| 4.5 | 14,763 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Sep 30, 1991 | Aug 26, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 21, 1980 | Yes |
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 42-161-30581 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30581 → 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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