WELL · 42-255-31096 · DISTRICT 2
Willbern #1
Karnes County · Porter field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Willbern #1 (API 42-255-31096) is a well in Karnes County operated by Premium Exploration Company, completed July 19, 1984 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 1984, permitted to 4,400 ft.
It was permitted by Western Alliance Exploration and has since transferred to Premium Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Cockfield, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Western Alliance Exploration; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Early, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 29 permits on file · (713) 991-1180
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Premium Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Premium Exploration Companythrough Feb 2021 |
| Latest permit | Western Alliance ExplorationMay 25, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 25, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 19, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 715K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 19, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willbern G-2-112738 | Porter | Premium Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 715K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Ellstrom Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2Premium Exploration CompanyJan 2000 → Feb 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240162-99 | Drill | Western Alliance Exploration | Aug 23, 1984 | May 25, 1984 | Jul 2, 1984 | 4,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-112738 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 238 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,860 | 3,865 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 503 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 4,163 | 7.875 | 740 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 16, 1984 | Aug 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1984 | Aug 4, 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 42-255-31096 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31096 → 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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