WELL · 42-255-30796 · DISTRICT 2
Handy K.L. #1
Karnes County · Patton (Buda) field · Vertical
Handy K.L. #1 (API 42-255-30796) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged April 9, 2003, last operated by Wooldridge Oil & Gas.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1982, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Wooldridge Oil & Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 507 barrels of oil and 6 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
McAllen, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 8, 2021
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wooldridge Oil & Gas |
| Production reports | Baxter, Kelly H.through Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Nov 23, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 23, 1982
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 1983
- completed
- 507
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 9, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handy, K.L. O-2-6475 | Patton (Buda) | Wooldridge Oil & Gas | 1 | 507 | 6 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Baxter, Kelly H.Jul 1993 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178060-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Nov 23, 1982 | Nov 23, 1982 | — | 8,263 |
| 91573-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Sep 5, 1980 | Sep 5, 1980 | Oct 28, 1980 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6475 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,845 | 8,048 | Perforated |
| 8,155 | 8,218 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,404 | 12.25 | 1,220 S |
| 2.5 | 4,916 | — | — |
| 2.5 | 8,074 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,259 | 7.875 | 180 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 | Mar 13, 1984 | Jan 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 12, 1981 | — |
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 42-255-30796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-30796 → 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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