WELL · 42-261-31283 · DISTRICT 4
Kenedy Ranch #5
Kenedy County · Penascal West (6930) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Kenedy Ranch #5 (API 42-261-31283) is a well in Kenedy County operated by Vaquero Operating, completed February 21, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 2002, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Jil Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Vaquero Operating on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Penascal, West (9.0a), Penascal, West (9.5a), Penascal, West (6930).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jil Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- FT Stockton, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 25, 2025
- Phone
- (432) 336-5214
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vaquero Operating |
| Production reports | Vaquero Operatingthrough Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | Jil Oil Corp.Jan 30, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 2002
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy Ranch G-4-187698 | Penascal, West (6930) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 0 | 3.38M | Feb 2002 – Jul 2026 |
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.Feb 2002 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517224-99 | Drill | Jil Oil Corp. | Jan 30, 2002 | Jan 30, 2002 | Feb 3, 2002 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-187698 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 6 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Penascal, West (9.0A) | 6,914 | -6,908 |
| Penascal, West (9.5A) | 6,946 | -6,940 |
| Penascal, West (6930) | 6,958 | -6,952 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,958 | 6,961 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,685 | 10.625 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 7,036 | 7.875 | 520 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 | May 13, 2002 | Dec 28, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-261-31283 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-261-31283 → 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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