WELL · 42-199-32697 · DISTRICT 3
Vastar Resources Inc. Fee #1
Hardin County · Village Mills W. (Wilcox 9150) field · Vertical
Vastar Resources Inc. Fee #1 (API 42-199-32697) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged July 28, 2012, last operated by Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 1995, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Kelpetro, Inc. and has since transferred to Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 141 barrels of oil and 340K mcf of gas since December 1994, last reporting in July 2012. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc.
Permitted by Kelpetro, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 8, 2019 · 215 permits on file · (800) 960-8078
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. |
| Production reports | Setex Oil and Gas Companythrough Jan 2004 |
| Latest permit | Kelpetro, Inc.Sep 5, 1995 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 5, 1995
- last permit issued
- Mar 11, 1995
- completed
- 141
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 340K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1994 THROUGH Jul 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 11, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 28, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vastar Resources, Inc. Fee G-3-155383 | Village Mills, W. (Wilcox 9150) | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 340K | Mar 1995 – Jul 2012 |
| Vastar Resources, Inc. Fee O-3-22628 | Wildcat | Kelpetro, Inc. | 1 | 141 | 0 | Dec 1994 – Nov 1995 |
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.
- 1Kelpetro, Inc.Dec 1994 → Oct 1996
- 2Setex Oil Company, L.P.Nov 1996 → Mar 1999
- 3Setex Oil and Gas CompanyApr 1999 → Jan 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439460-99 | Recompletion | Kelpetro, Inc. | Aug 23, 1995 | Sep 5, 1995 | Jul 12, 1994 | 10,000 |
| 425762-99 | Drill | Kelpetro, Inc. | Jul 12, 1994 | Jul 12, 1994 | Jul 12, 1994 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-155383 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22628 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,101 | 9,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,881 | — | 630 S |
| 4.5 | 10,117 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Nov 7, 1995 | May 9, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1995 | Jan 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-199-32697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-32697 → 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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