WELL · 42-197-31736 · DISTRICT 9
Kempf #1
Hardeman County · Searcys (Congl) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Kempf #1 (API 42-197-31736) is a well in Hardeman County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed November 6, 2017 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 24, 2017, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Foree Oil Company and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Cisco, Strawn, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 1.57K barrels of oil since July 2017, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Foree Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 396 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | Foree Oil CompanyMay 24, 2017 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 24, 2017
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 2017
- completed
- 1.57K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 6, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempf O-13-33678 | Searcys (Congl) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 1.57K | 0 | Jul 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Buffco Production Inc.Mar 2018 → Oct 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 826754-99 | Drill | Foree Oil Company | May 16, 2017 | May 24, 2017 | Jun 21, 2017 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-33678 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,376 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 1,960 | -584 |
| Cisco | 2,670 | -1,294 |
| Strawn | 2,670 | -1,294 |
| Canyon | 2,750 | -1,374 |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | 3,310 | -1,934 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,540 | -3,164 |
| Holmes Sand | 7,330 | -5,954 |
| Conglomerates | 7,400 | -6,024 |
| Chester | 7,952 | -6,576 |
| Meramec Shale | 8,124 | -6,748 |
| Chappel | 8,220 | -6,844 |
| Ellenburger | 8,485 | -7,109 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,416 | 7,420 | Perforated |
| 7,553 | 7,800 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 548 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 4.5 | 7,553 | 7.875 | 275 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 26, 2018 | Jan 18, 2018 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 2018 | Aug 30, 2017 | Yes |
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 42-197-31736 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31736 → 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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