WELL · 42-167-00909 · DISTRICT 3
Kahla-Simpton Gas Unit #3
Galveston County · Caplen (FB-3A 2-W) field · Vertical
Kahla-Simpton Gas Unit #3 (API 42-167-00909) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged July 21, 2016, last operated by Sun Exploration & Production CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1982, permitted to 5,100 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Houston and has since transferred to Sun Exploration & Production CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Sun Exploration & Production Co.
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 23, 1988
- Permits on file
- 1,284
- Phone
- (214) 890-6205
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Exploration & Production Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-HoustonMay 28, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 28, 1982
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1968
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1968
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 21, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpton G-3-105710 | Caplen (FB-3,2-Z1) | Cavern Consultants, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162654-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | May 28, 1982 | May 28, 1982 | — | 5,030 |
| 131881-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | Aug 19, 1981 | Aug 19, 1981 | — | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-105710 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,530 | 4,535 | Perforated |
| 5,015 | 5,020 | Perforated |
| 5,015 | 5,037 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 42 | — | 150 S |
| 10.75 | 1,323 | — | 700 S |
| 2.375 | 4,907 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,612 | — | 800 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 7, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 9, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-167-00909 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-00909 → 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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