WELL · 42-185-30400 · DISTRICT 3
Hare K. T. #1
Grimes County · Iola (Woodbine 9700) field · Vertical
Hare K. T. #1 (API 42-185-30400) is a plugged well in Grimes County, plugged October 13, 2016, last operated by Virtex Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 1986, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Murexco Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Virtex Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Sub-Clarksville, Eagle Ford, Woodbine.
Operator of record
Permitted by Murexco Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2024 · 170 permits on file · (361) 299-9790
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Virtex Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Virtex Operating Company, Inc.through Oct 2016 |
| Latest permit | Murexco Petroleum, Inc.Oct 6, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 325K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hare, K. T. G-3-123437 | Iola (Woodbine 9700) | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 325K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2018 |
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.
- 1Phoenix Operating Company of TX.Jan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Ambrit Energy Corp.Jul 1995 → Sep 1996
- 3Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Oct 1996 → Jan 2008
- 4Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Oct 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321456-99 | Drill | Murexco Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 6, 1986 | Oct 6, 1986 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-123437 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 349 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,068 | -8,719 |
| Sub-ClarksvilleSUB CLARKSVILLE | 9,368 | -9,019 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 9,398 | -9,049 |
| Woodbine | 9,483 | -9,134 |
| L. Dexter | 10,214 | -9,865 |
| Buda | 10,234 | -9,885 |
| Georgetown | 10,289 | -9,940 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,506 | 9,524 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,532 | 12.25 | 595 S |
| 5.5 | 10,380 | 7.875 | 200 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 26, 1987 | Feb 23, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-185-30400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30400 → 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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