WELL · 42-163-32755 · DISTRICT 1
Kiefer #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Kiefer #1 (API 42-163-32755) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged September 17, 1998, last operated by Strand Energy L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 19, 1990, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Windsor Exploration Company and has since transferred to Strand Energy L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Miguel, Anacacho, T/Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 14.5K barrels of oil and 5.17K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Windsor Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 321 permits on file · (713) 202-7160
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Strand Energy L.C. |
| Production reports | Jab Operating, Inc.through Jan 1996 |
| Latest permit | Windsor Exploration CompanyJun 19, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 19, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 1990
- completed
- 14.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.17K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 17, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiefer O-1-12655 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Strand Energy, L.C. | 1 | 14.5K | 5.17K | Jan 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1Windsor Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Jab OperatingJul 1993 → Aug 1993
- 3Jab Operating, Inc.Sep 1993 → Jan 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374699-99 | Drill | Windsor Exploration Company | Jun 19, 1990 | Jun 19, 1990 | — | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12655 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 553 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 5,144 | -4,591 |
| Anacacho | 5,558 | -5,005 |
| T/Austin Chalk | 5,905 | -5,352 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,905 | 8,338 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 753 | 14.75 | 415 S |
| 7 | 5,915 | 9.875 | 335 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 | Dec 11, 1990 | Aug 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 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 42-163-32755 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32755 → 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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