WELL · 42-247-30973 · DISTRICT 4
East A.K. Fee #14
Jim Hogg County · East (Seg. W Chernosky 3600) field · Vertical
East A.K. Fee #14 (API 42-247-30973) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged March 10, 2016, last operated by Taos Resources Operating CO LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1995, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Taos Resources Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Cole Sand, Chernosky Sand, Govt. Wells Sand, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 136K barrels of oil and 293K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2022. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Taos Resources Operating Co LLC
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2019 · 29 permits on file · (281) 797-2478
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Taos Resources Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | Frostwood Energy, LLCthrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationOct 31, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 31, 1995
- last permit issued
- Sep 26, 1995
- completed
- 136K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 293K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 26, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 10, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East, A. K. Fee O-4-9380 | Black Diamond, East (Pettus) | Allegiant Resources, LLC | 5 | 136K | 285K | Jan 1993 – May 2022 |
| East, A.K. Fee G-4-155887 | East (Seg. W, Chernosky 3600) | Taos Resources Operating Co LLC | 1 | 0 | 8.22K | Sep 1995 – Mar 2016 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Jun 2003
- 3Future Petroleum Company LLCJul 2003 → Jun 2013
- 4Taos Resources Operating Co LLCJul 2013 → Aug 2016
- 5Frostwood Energy, LLCSep 2016 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441201-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Oct 24, 1995 | Oct 31, 1995 | Sep 12, 1995 | 4,625 |
| 55649-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Aug 15, 1979 | Aug 15, 1979 | Sep 9, 1979 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-155887 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-9380 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 558 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cole Sand | 3,100 | -2,542 |
| Chernosky Sand | 3,550 | -2,992 |
| Govt. Wells Sand | 3,850 | -3,292 |
| YeguaTOP OF YEGUA | 4,500 | -3,942 |
| Pettus Sand | 4,550 | -3,992 |
| Rosenburg Sand | 5,100 | -4,542 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,686 | 3,694 | Perforated |
| 3,700 | 3,703 | Perforated |
| 4,704 | 4,710 | Perforated |
| 4,720 | 4,724 | Perforated |
| 4,729 | 4,734 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,034 | 15 | 825 S |
| 2.375 | 4,619 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,014 | 9.875 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | — | — | 800 sx |
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 9, 1996 | Oct 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 1986 | Oct 2, 1986 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1984 | Apr 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 5, 1984 | — |
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 42-247-30973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-30973 → 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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