WELL · 42-255-31553 · DISTRICT 2
Earnest Gas Unit #1
Karnes County · Kawitt (Edwards) field · Vertical
Earnest Gas Unit #1 (API 42-255-31553) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged February 14, 2014, last operated by Lewis Petro Properties Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 24, 2007, permitted to 14,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wilcox, 1st Roeder, Kawitt, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 3,007 permits on file · (210) 384-5000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lewis Petro Properties Inc. |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through Nov 2013 |
| Latest permit | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Jan 24, 2007 |
- 14,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 24, 2007
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 351K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2007 THROUGH Feb 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 14, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Gas Unit G-2-240644 | Kawitt (Edwards) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 351K | May 2007 – Feb 2014 |
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.
- 1Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.May 2007 → Nov 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632244-99 | Drill | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | Jan 19, 2007 | Jan 24, 2007 | Feb 9, 2007 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-240644 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 404 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 8,100 | -7,696 |
| 1ST Roeder | 9,030 | -8,626 |
| Kawitt | 9,350 | -8,946 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 13,000 | -12,596 |
| Buda | 13,700 | -13,296 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS A | 13,800 | -13,396 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,818 | 14,050 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,023 | 17.5 | 770 S |
| 9.625 | 9,627 | 12.25 | 1,520 S |
| 5.5 | 13,818 | 8.5 | 1,050 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 8, 2008 | Jun 25, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 17, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-255-31553 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31553 → 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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