WELL · 42-165-38737 · DISTRICT 8
Kinder Morgan Bergen #P163
Gaines County · Tall Cotton (San Andres) field · Directional
Kinder Morgan Bergen #P163 (API 42-165-38737) is a well in Gaines County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed November 3, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 9, 2018, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Kinder Morgan Production CO LLC and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.51M barrels of oil and 8.41M mcf of gas since October 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 75 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 78 permits on file · (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLCOct 9, 2018 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 2018
- last permit issued
- Nov 3, 2018
- completed
- 5.51M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 3, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
32.786564, -102.887436
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Gaines County.
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 75 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinder Morgan Bergen O-11-70250 | Tall Cotton (San Andres) | Atlas Operating LLC | 72 | 5.51M | 8.41M | Oct 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Kinder Morgan Trimble O-11-70875 | Tall Cotton (San Andres) | Atlas Operating LLC | 3 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2018 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 146,100 · prior 12 236,875(-38%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 395,755 · prior 12 575,108(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Kinder Morgan Production Co LLCApr 2015 → May 2024
- 2Atlas Operating LLCJun 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 845356-98 | Drill | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | Oct 10, 2018 | Oct 9, 2018 | Oct 22, 2018 | 6,500 |
| 845356-99 | Drill | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | Oct 3, 2018 | Oct 9, 2018 | Oct 21, 2018 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-70250 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-70875 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,484 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,258 | 1,226 |
| YatesYATES - OVERPRESSURE, INERT GAS | 3,381 | 103 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,562 | -78 |
| Queen | 3,903 | -419 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD | 4,625 | -1,141 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES PDI | 5,392 | -1,908 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| San Angelo | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,170 | 12.25 | 1,325 S |
| 7 | 6,077 | 8.75 | 1,355 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 18, 2024 | Mar 8, 2019 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2019 | Mar 8, 2019 | 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 42-165-38737 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-38737 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Kinder Morgan Trimble42-165-38728
0.5 KM · Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 3,385 | 109 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,567 | -73 |
| Queen | 3,909 | -415 |
| San Andres | 4,642 | -1,148 |
| SA Pdi | 5,414 | -1,920 |
| San Angelo | — | |
| Spraberry | — | |
| Wichita-Albany | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kinder Morgan Trimble42-165-38735
0.6 KM · Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 2,285 | 1,215 |
| Yates | 3,415 | 85 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,599 | -99 |
| Queen | 3,943 | -443 |
| San Andres | 4,679 | -1,179 |
| San Andres | 5,482 | -1,982 |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Wichita-Albany | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kinder Morgan Bergen42-165-38461
0.6 KM · Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 2,252 | 1,237 |
| Yates | 3,398 | 91 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,542 | -53 |
| Queen | 3,919 | -430 |
| Grayburg | 4,518 | -1,029 |
| San Andres | 4,644 | -1,155 |
| San Andres | 5,438 | -1,949 |
| Clear Fork | — |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kinder Morgan Bergen42-165-38621
1.5 KM · Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 2,236 | 1,275 |
| Yates | 3,357 | 154 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,538 | -27 |
| Queen | 3,874 | -363 |
| Grayburg | 4,478 | -967 |
| San Andres | 4,596 | -1,085 |
| San Andres | 5,445 | -1,934 |
| Clear Fork | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bodhi42-165-38776
3.0 KM · Pearl O&G Opco, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 3,386 | 127 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,662 | -149 |
| Queen | 4,181 | -668 |
| San Andres | 5,740 | -2,227 |
| Leonard | — | |
| Wichita-Albany | — | |
| Spraberry | — | |
| San Angelo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bishop Whelan42-165-38938
4.1 KM · Manzano, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,339 | 1,191 |
| San Andres | 5,115 | -1,585 |
| Glorieta | 6,520 | -2,990 |
| Clear Fork | 6,669 | -3,139 |
| Wichita-Albany | 7,880 | -4,350 |
| Spraberry | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| San Angelo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Red Dawn42-165-38750
4.2 KM · Pearl O&G Opco, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 3,492 | 58 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,773 | -223 |
| Queen | 4,037 | -487 |
| San Andres | 5,559 | -2,009 |
| Glorieta | 6,781 | -3,231 |
| Clear Fork | 6,890 | -3,340 |
| San Angelo | 7,269 | -3,719 |
| Wichita-Albany | 7,608 | -4,058 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bishop Whelan42-165-38961
4.6 KM · Manzano, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,340 | -2,130 |
| San Andres | 5,050 | -4,840 |
| Wichita-Albany | 7,970 | -7,760 |
| Queen | — | |
| San Angelo | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Spraberry | — | |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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