WELL · 42-205-30178 · DISTRICT 10
Powell, Kenneth L. Est. "D" #2
Hartley County · Vertical
Powell, Kenneth L. Est. "D" #2 (API 42-205-30178) is a disposal or injection well in Hartley County operated by Exxon Corp. under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1999, permitted to 6,800 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Virgil, Pennsylvanian, Missiouri Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 495K barrels of oil and 22 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 1.92M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through January 2026.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 3, 2003 · 19,549 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | High River Res Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Feb 4, 1999 |
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 495K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, Kenneth L. Estate "D" O-14-6333 | Lathem (Canyon Granite Wash) | High River Res Operating, LLC | 3 | 495K | 22 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,790 · prior 12 4,699(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → May 2008
- 3Rio Petroleum, Inc.Jun 2008 → Oct 2025
- 4High River Res Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482418-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Feb 2, 1999 | Feb 4, 1999 | — | 6,800 |
| 303986-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jul 9, 1986 | Jul 8, 1986 | Aug 5, 1986 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-6333 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-6333 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,951 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcamp | 3,610 | 341 |
| Virgil | 4,708 | -757 |
| PennsylvanianPENN SHALE | 5,710 | -1,759 |
| Missiouri Granite Wash | 6,390 | -2,439 |
| Missouri Granite Wash | 6,390 | -2,439 |
| Missouri Granite Wash | — | — |
| PennsylvanianPENN SHALE | — | — |
| Virgil | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,390 | 6,394 | Perforated |
| 6,405 | 6,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 675 | 17.5 | 710 S |
| 8.625 | 2,717 | 12.25 | 1,615 S |
| 5.5 | 6,500 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Oct 25, 2023 | Apr 26, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2009 | Aug 20, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 2008 | Sep 22, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1986 | Sep 22, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-205-30178 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-205-30178 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 1.92M
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 17M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087655 | H-1 Injection | Active | 6,000 | 1,500 | 6,390–6,780 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 1,923,206 · prior 12 1,678,877(+15%)
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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