TEXAS · WELLS · GONZALES COUNTY · API 42-177-30672 · DISTRICT 01
Kifer -B- #1
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Kifer -B- #1 (API 42-177-30672) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged October 5, 2001, last operated by Modern Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 1980, permitted to 7,900 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 9.14K barrels of oil and 91 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Sherman, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 195
- Phone
- (903) 893-1129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Modern Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Modern Exploration, Inc.through Feb 2001 |
| Latest permit | Modern Exploration, Inc.Oct 17, 1980 |
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1980
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 1980
- completed
- 9.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 91
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 2001
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kifer-B- O-1-6527 | Cost (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
| Kifer -B- O-1-13398 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 9.14K | 91 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2002 |
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.
- 1Modern Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96337-99 | Drill | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Oct 17, 1980 | Oct 17, 1980 | — | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 1980 | Kifer -B- O-1-13398 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Nov 25, 1980 | Kifer-B- O-1-6527 | Cost (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,313 | 7,494 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 508 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 2.375 | 7,230 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,675 | 7.875 | 324 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 4, 1992 | Dec 15, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 15, 1980 | — |
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 42-177-30672 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30672 → 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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