WELL · 42-177-31925 · DISTRICT 1
Kayla Unit #1
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Kayla Unit #1 (API 42-177-31925) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged April 8, 2013, last operated by Lucas Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 2008, permitted to 12,863 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 26.3K barrels of oil and 4.95K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2014. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 15, 2016
- Permits on file
- 69
- Phone
- (713) 528-1881
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lucas Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Modern Exploration, Inc.through Oct 2003 |
| Latest permit | Lucas Energy, Inc.Nov 20, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,863
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 2008
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 2009
- completed
- 26.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.95K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 8, 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Unit O-1-15150 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Lucas Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2009 – Mar 2014 |
| Kayla Unit O-1-13282 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 26.3K | 4.95K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2006 |
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 → Oct 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674947-99 | Reenter | Lucas Energy, Inc. | Nov 13, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | Sep 28, 2009 | 12,863 |
| 388657-98 | Drill | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Nov 14, 1991 | Jun 12, 1991 | — | 9,100 |
| 388657-99 | Drill | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Jun 5, 1991 | Jun 12, 1991 | Jul 26, 1991 | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13282 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-15150 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 329 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,313 | -7,984 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,483 | -8,154 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,120 | 12,863 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 850 | 13.25 | 425 S |
| 7 | 8,327 | 9.875 | 350 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 | Jun 8, 2010 | Mar 3, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1991 | Oct 21, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-177-31925 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31925 → 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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