TEXAS · WELLS · LA SALLE COUNTY · KILLAM LEASE · API 42-283-31661 · DISTRICT 01
Killam #1
La Salle County · Atlee (Olmos) field · Vertical
Killam #1 (API 42-283-31661) is a plugged well in La Salle County, plugged February 24, 2014, last operated by Virtex Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2004, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Virtex Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Olmos.
Operator of record
Permitted by Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 24, 2022
- Permits on file
- 170
- Phone
- (361) 882-3046
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Virtex Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Virtex Operating Company, Inc.through Nov 2010 |
| Latest permit | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 7, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 7, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 441K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1998 THROUGH Feb 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killam G-1-170313 | Atlee (Olmos) | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 441K | Aug 1998 – 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.Aug 1998 → Sep 2003
- 2Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 2004 → Jan 2008
- 3Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Nov 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540465-99 | Recompletion | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Jan 7, 2004 | Jan 7, 2004 | — | 7,400 |
| 475582-99 | Drill | Hughes, Dan A. Company | Apr 23, 1998 | Apr 30, 1998 | May 6, 1998 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1998 | Killam G-1-170313 | Atlee (Olmos) | Virtex Operating Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 539 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,160 | 7,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 832 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 4.5 | 7,389 | 7.875 | 710 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 19, 1998 | Sep 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-283-31661 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31661 → 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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