WELL · 42-163-32699 · DISTRICT 1
Kain #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Kain #1 (API 42-163-32699) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged September 17, 1996, last operated by Williams Clayton Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 2006, permitted to 6,900 ft.
It was permitted by First Rock, Inc. and has since transferred to Williams Clayton Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 41.3K barrels of oil and 5.35K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by First Rock, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1,139 permits on file · (866) 662-5304
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Kain Petroleum, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | First Rock, Inc.Jul 26, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 26, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jun 6, 1990
- completed
- 41.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.35K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 6, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 17, 1996
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kain O-1-14739 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Kain Petroleum, LLC | 3 | 29.3K | 5.33K | Aug 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Kain O-1-12566 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | 2 | 12K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1996 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,371 · prior 12 10(+13610%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Williams, Clayton Energy, L.L.CMay 1993 → May 1993
- 3Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jun 1993 → Apr 1996
- 4First Rock, Inc.Aug 2006 → Apr 2011
- 5Kain Petroleum, LLCJun 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622852-98 | Reenter | First Rock, Inc. | Oct 5, 2007 | Jul 26, 2006 | Aug 7, 2006 | 6,650 |
| 622852-99 | Reenter | First Rock, Inc. | Jul 19, 2006 | Jul 26, 2006 | Aug 7, 2006 | 6,650 |
| 372051-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc. | Apr 11, 1990 | Apr 13, 1990 | May 1, 1990 | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12566 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14739 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 611 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 6,180 | -5,569 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,435 | -5,824 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,513 | 10,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 709 | 14.75 | 505 S |
| 7.625 | 6,513 | 9.875 | 200 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 | Feb 23, 2007 | Aug 31, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Oct 26, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 17, 1990 | Jun 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-163-32699 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32699 → 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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