WELL · 42-255-31150 · DISTRICT 2
Kotara #1
Karnes County · Person (Edwards) field · Vertical
Kotara #1 (API 42-255-31150) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged September 15, 1999, last operated by Dewbre Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 2, 1986, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Nugget Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Dewbre Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Buda, Del Rio, Edwards.
Its lease has reported 8.98K barrels of oil and 299K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1999.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nugget Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 366 permits on file · (361) 888-7978
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dewbre Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Dewbre Petroleum Corporationthrough Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Nugget Oil CorporationMay 2, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 2, 1986
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 1986
- completed
- 8.98K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 299K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 15, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotara O-2-7178 | Person (Edwards) | Dewbre Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 8.98K | 299K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1999 |
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.
- 1Dewbre Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301778-99 | Drill | Nugget Oil Corporation | Apr 4, 1986 | May 2, 1986 | Jun 19, 1986 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7178 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 311 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,775 | 10,869 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,807 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 11,220 | 8.5 | 955 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 | Nov 26, 1986 | Sep 22, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 20, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-255-31150 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31150 → 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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