WELL · 42-255-34256 · DISTRICT 2
Kowalik 228-1R AC #4H
Karnes County · Sugarkane (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Horizontal
Kowalik 228-1r AC #4H (API 42-255-34256) is a horizontal well in Karnes County operated by Marathon Oil EF LLC, completed November 3, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 29, 2014, permitted to 17,500 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Frio, Carrizo, Reklaw, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,191
- Phone
- (832) 486-2737
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil EF LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil EF LLCOct 29, 2014 |
- 17,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 29, 2014
- last permit issued
- Nov 3, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 312K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 3, 2015
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kowalik 228-1R AC G-2-281072 | Sugarkane (Austin Chalk) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 1 | 0 | 312K | Nov 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,255 · prior 12 287(+337%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil EF LLCNov 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 798821-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Oct 21, 2014 | Oct 29, 2014 | Feb 26, 2015 | 17,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-281072 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 443 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 3,200 | -2,757 |
| Carrizo | 3,450 | -3,007 |
| Reklaw | 3,960 | -3,517 |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 4,000 | -3,557 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 4,980 | -4,537 |
| Queen City | 6,440 | -5,997 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 11,665 | -11,222 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,945 | 15,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 6,046 | 12.25 | 1,655 S |
| 5.5 | 15,127 | 8.5 | 1,495 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 25, 2016 | Feb 2, 2016 | 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 42-255-34256 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-34256 → 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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