WELL · 42-163-33589 · DISTRICT 1
Kotzebue #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Horizontal
Kotzebue #1 (API 42-163-33589) is a horizontal well in Frio County operated by Britanco L.L.C., completed June 13, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 19, 2012, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ricochet Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Britanco L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 23.8K barrels of oil since June 2012, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ricochet Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Falls City, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 13 permits on file · (830) 583-5915
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Britanco L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Britanco, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ricochet Energy, Inc.Apr 19, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 2012
- completed
- 23.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotzebue O-1-17063 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Britanco, L.L.C. | 1 | 23.8K | 0 | Jun 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 221 · prior 12 431(-49%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ricochet Energy, Inc.Jun 2012 → Jun 2014
- 2Baron Energy Inc.Jul 2014 → Aug 2015
- 3Ogog Operating, LLCOct 2015 → Oct 2017
- 4Mosaic Exploration Operating LLCNov 2017 → Feb 2018
- 5Zorra Oil & GasAug 2019 → Apr 2023
- 6Britanco, L.L.C.May 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737514-99 | Drill | Ricochet Energy, Inc. | Apr 3, 2012 | Apr 19, 2012 | Apr 4, 2012 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-17063 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 503 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| AnacachoTOP ANACACHO | 6,090 | -5,587 |
| Austin ChalkLOWER AUSTIN CHALK | 6,800 | -6,297 |
| BudaTOP BUDA | 6,970 | -6,467 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,800 | 10,198 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 686 | 17.5 | 525 S |
| 9.625 | 6,643 | 12.25 | 770 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 | Oct 23, 2013 | Jul 2, 2012 | 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 42-163-33589 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33589 → 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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