WELL · 42-255-31214 · DISTRICT 2
Newberry #1
Karnes County · Kenedy Central (Edwards) field · Vertical
Newberry #1 (API 42-255-31214) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged June 8, 2007, last operated by WG Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 28, 1988, permitted to 13,600 ft.
It was permitted by Texstar North America, Inc. and has since transferred to WG Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Edwards.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texstar North America, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2015 · 580 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WG Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | WG Operating, Inc.through Jan 2006 |
| Latest permit | Texstar North America, Inc.Dec 28, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 1988
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 8, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry G-2-131453 | Kenedy, Central (Edwards) | WG Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.29M | Jan 1993 – Jun 2007 |
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.
- 1Texstar North America, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Midpar L.P.Sep 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Sep 2002
- 5Manhattan Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2002 → Sep 2003
- 6WG Operating, Inc.Jan 2004 → Jan 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354628-99 | Drill | Texstar North America, Inc. | Dec 27, 1988 | Dec 28, 1988 | Feb 22, 1989 | 13,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-131453 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 438 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards | 13,070 | -12,632 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,796 | 8,800 | Perforated |
| 8,916 | 8,920 | Perforated |
| 8,946 | 8,950 | Perforated |
| 12,894 | 13,066 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 60 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,810 | 12.25 | 1,110 S |
| 9.625 | 3,810 | — | 1,110 S |
| 5.5 | 13,605 | 8.75 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 13,605 | — | 1,150 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 | Feb 2, 2007 | Aug 3, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Aug 21, 1989 | Jul 7, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-255-31214 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31214 → 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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