WELL · 42-163-32659 · DISTRICT 1
W.L. Carter #9ST
Frio County · Pearsall (Buda Lime) field · Horizontal
W.L. Carter #9ST (API 42-163-32659) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged April 17, 2014, last operated by Hughes Dan A. Company L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1990 and 2010, permitted to 10,400 ft.
It was permitted by Kaler Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Midway, San Miguel, Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its 3 leases have reported 19.3K barrels of oil and 20.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kaler Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Beeville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 207
- Phone
- (361) 358-3752
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. |
| Production reports | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.through Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Kaler Energy Corp.Aug 9, 2010 |
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
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2010
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 2010
- completed
- 19.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 17, 2014
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, W. L. O-1-4593 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Tiza Energy, Inc. | 9 | 13.8K | 12.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| W.L. Carter O-1-15805 | Pearsall (Buda Lime) | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | 1 | 4.25K | 8.26K | Sep 2010 – Jul 2015 |
| Carter, W. L. O-1-15187 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | 2 | 1.26K | 0 | Jun 2010 – Jun 2015 |
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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2HPC Operating, Inc.Jan 1994 → May 1994
- 3Freedom Energy, Inc. (I)Jun 1994 → Jul 1998
- 4Kaler Energy Corp.Nov 2010 → Dec 2011
- 5Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.Jan 2012 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700341-99 | Recompletion | Kaler Energy Corp. | Aug 5, 2010 | Aug 9, 2010 | Aug 12, 2010 | 10,400 |
| 370405-97 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Oct 30, 1990 | Mar 1, 1990 | Nov 12, 1990 | 10,400 |
| 370405-98 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Mar 9, 1990 | Mar 1, 1990 | — | 9,100 |
| 370405-99 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Mar 1, 1990 | Mar 1, 1990 | — | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-4593 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-15187 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-15805 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 636 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 2,942 | -2,306 |
| San Miguel | 4,642 | -4,006 |
| Anacacho | 5,336 | -4,700 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,572 | -4,936 |
| Lower Chalk | 5,704 | -5,068 |
| Base Chalk | 6,002 | -5,366 |
| BudaTOP BUDA | 6,080 | -5,444 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,724 | 9,973 | Perforated |
| 6,832 | 10,129 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 725 | 17.5 | 595 S |
| 9.625 | 5,724 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 7 | 6,760 | 8.75 | 285 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 | Mar 5, 2013 | Oct 27, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 2010 | Dec 10, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1991 | Dec 10, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-32659 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32659 → 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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