WELL · 42-261-31156 · DISTRICT 4
Kenedy Ranch #4
Kenedy County · Penascal West (6930) field · Directional
Kenedy Ranch #4 (API 42-261-31156) is a plugged well in Kenedy County, plugged August 6, 1996, last operated by American Shoreline Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 2000, permitted to 7,852 ft.
It was permitted by Jil Oil Corp. and has since transferred to American Shoreline Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Marg Frio, Penascal, West (9.0a), Penascal, West (9.5a), Penascal, West (6930).
Operator of record
Permitted by Jil Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 153
- Phone
- (361) 452-1966
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Shoreline Inc. |
| Production reports | Vaquero Operatingthrough Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | Jil Oil Corp.May 10, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,852
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 10, 2000
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.79M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 6, 1996
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy Ranch G-4-184938 | Penascal, West (6930) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 2.79M | Jul 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Kenedy Ranch G-4-153230 | Penascal, West (6930) | American Shoreline, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 1994 – Aug 1996 |
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.
- 1Jil Oil Corp.Jul 2001 → Oct 2005
- 2Ameristate Exploration LLCNov 2005 → Nov 2009
- 3Tallgrass Energy, L.L.C.Dec 2009 → Dec 2012
- 4Canyon Creek Resources, LLCJan 2013 → Dec 2014
- 5Vaquero OperatingJan 2015 → Jun 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494769-99 | Reenter | Jil Oil Corp. | May 5, 2000 | May 10, 2000 | Jun 16, 2001 | 7,852 |
| 427986-98 | Drill | American Shoreline, Inc. | Feb 2, 1995 | Sep 15, 1994 | Oct 16, 1994 | 7,200 |
| 427986-99 | Drill | American Shoreline, Inc. | Sep 13, 1994 | Sep 15, 1994 | — | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-153230 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-184938 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 9 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marg Frio | 6,930 | -6,921 |
| Penascal, West (9.0A) | 7,595 | -7,586 |
| Penascal, West (9.5A) | 7,631 | -7,622 |
| Penascal, West (6930) | 7,646 | -7,637 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,950 | 6,953 | Perforated |
| 7,626 | 7,630 | Perforated |
| 7,648 | 7,651 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,032 | 12.25 | 640 S |
| 4.5 | 7,763 | 7.875 | 585 S |
| 2.875 | 7,852 | 8.75 | 295 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 26, 2001 | Aug 17, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1995 | Feb 1, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-261-31156 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-261-31156 → 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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