WELL · 42-169-32712 · DISTRICT 8
Kirkpatrick #304
Garza County · Kirkpatrick South field · Vertical
Kirkpatrick #304 (API 42-169-32712) is a plugged well in Garza County, plugged August 6, 2013, last operated by Big Star Oil & Gas LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1987, permitted to 8,464 ft.
It was permitted by Kirby Exploration CO. Of Texas and has since transferred to Big Star Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta, Wichita-Albany, Spraberry.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.07K barrels of oil and 115 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2017. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kirby Exploration Co. of Texas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 8, 2017 · 173 permits on file · (432) 288-2187
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Big Star Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Kirby Exploration Co. of TexasJun 29, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,464
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1987
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1991
- completed
- 4.07K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 115
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 6, 2013
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkpatrick O-11-65852 | Kirkpatrick, South | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 301 | 115 | Jan 1993 – May 2017 |
| Kirkpatrick O-11-66115 | Kirkpatrick (Penn.) | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | 2 | 3.76K | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2016 |
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.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Mna Enterprises Ltd. Co.Aug 2007 → Aug 2007
- 3Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCMar 2008 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332169-99 | Recompletion | Kirby Exploration Co. of Texas | Jun 26, 1987 | Jun 29, 1987 | — | 8,464 |
| 300648-99 | Drill | Kirby Exploration Co. of Texas | Aug 19, 1986 | Apr 4, 1986 | Apr 26, 1986 | 8,464 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-65852 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-66115 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,509 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 2,370 | 139 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 3,300 | -791 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 4,555 | -2,046 |
| Wichita-Albany | 4,555 | -2,046 |
| SpraberrySPRAYBERRY | 5,150 | -2,641 |
| PennsylvanianPENN LIME | 7,800 | -5,291 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 8,320 | -5,811 |
| Ellenburger | 8,320 | -5,811 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,932 | 7,935 | Perforated |
| 7,951 | 7,954 | Perforated |
| 8,356 | 8,425 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 275 | 17.5 | 200 S |
| 9.625 | 2,558 | 12.25 | 1,250 S |
| 7 | 8,356 | 8.75 | 945 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 2, 1992 | Nov 6, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1988 | Jan 19, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1986 | Jun 5, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-169-32712 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-169-32712 → 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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