TEXAS · WELLS · KARNES COUNTY · API 42-255-31140 · DISTRICT 01
Kellner Etta L. #2
Karnes County · Fashing (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Vertical
Kellner Etta L. #2 (API 42-255-31140) is a well in Karnes County operated by Protege Energy Iii LLC, completed August 30, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2005, permitted to 10,990 ft.
It was permitted by Newfield Exploration Company and has since transferred to Protege Energy Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Austin Chalk, Buda, Edwards.
Its 3 leases have reported 71.4K barrels of oil and 41.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newfield Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 25, 2025
- Permits on file
- 63
- Phone
- (713) 337-9300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Protege Energy III LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil & Gas LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Newfield Exploration CompanyAug 12, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,990
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 2005
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 2005
- completed
- 71.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellner, Etta L. O-1-14628 | Fashing (Austin Chalk) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 10.4K | 2.89K | Aug 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Kellner ,etta L. Unit O-1-12763 | Fashing (Edwards Lime -A-) | Newfield Exploration Company | 1 | 61K | 39K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2005 |
| — G-1-127032 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 204 · prior 12 88(+132%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Mar 1998
- 3Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Feb 2000
- 4Eex Operating, L.P.Mar 2000 → Jul 2003
- 5Newfield Exploration CompanyAug 2003 → Sep 2016
- 6Protege Energy III LLCOct 2016 → Jan 2024
- 7Verdun Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604917-99 | Recompletion | Newfield Exploration Company | Aug 12, 2005 | Aug 12, 2005 | Jul 24, 2005 | 10,574 |
| 291988-99 | Drill | EP Operating Company | Nov 19, 1985 | Dec 6, 1985 | Dec 10, 1985 | 10,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2005 | Kellner Etta L. O-1-14628 | Fashing (Austin Chalk) | Protege Energy III LLC | Producing | 10,990 |
| Sep 18, 1990 | Kellner Etta L. Unit O-1-12763 | Fashing (Edwards Lime -A-) | Newfield Exploration Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Apr 12, 1988 | Kellner Etta L. Unit G-1-127032 | Fashing (Edwards Lime -A-) | EP Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jan 22, 1986 | Kellner Etta L. O-1-11445 | Fashing (Edwards Lime -A-) | EP Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 509 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,150 | 10,210 | Perforated |
| 10,706 | 10,786 | Perforated |
| 10,812 | 10,831 | Perforated |
| 10,872 | 10,896 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,220 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 5.5 | 10,990 | 8.75 | 1,550 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 12, 2006 | Oct 25, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 2005 | Dec 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1991 | Dec 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Dec 31, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1988 | Apr 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 19, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1986 | Mar 26, 1986 | Yes |
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 42-255-31140 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31140 → 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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