WELL · 42-239-00281 · DISTRICT 2
Kern & Ackley #4
Jackson County · Cordele W. (Willard) field · Vertical
Kern & Ackley #4 (API 42-239-00281) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged September 10, 1997, last operated by Continental Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 1994, permitted to 3,352 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 68 permits on file · (713) 209-1110
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Continental Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Continental Operating Co.through Dec 1996 |
| Latest permit | Continental Operating Co.Oct 6, 1994 |
- 3,352
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 10, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern & Ackley G-2-151390 | Cordele, W. (Willard) | Continental Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 37.2K | Jul 1994 – Sep 1997 |
| Kern & Ackley G-2-48078 | Cordele, West (Stray 2250) | Continental Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1994 |
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.
- 1Continental Operating Co.Oct 1994 → Dec 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427176-99 | Recompletion | Continental Operating Co. | Aug 19, 1994 | Oct 6, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | 3,352 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-48078 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-151390 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 97 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1 | 96 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,074 | 2,078 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 441 | 16 | 210 S |
| — | 1,568 | — | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 3,254 | 8.75 | 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 | Jan 23, 1995 | Oct 6, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 27, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 20, 1970 | — |
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 42-239-00281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-00281 → 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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