WELL · 42-285-33236 · DISTRICT 2
Kuenstler #1
Lavaca County · Sweet Home (Yegua 3868) field · Vertical
Kuenstler #1 (API 42-285-33236) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged June 4, 2009, last operated by New Century Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 2006, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 15, 2025
- Permits on file
- 130
- Phone
- (281) 664-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | New Century Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | New Century Exploration, Inc.through Jun 2008 |
| Latest permit | New Century Exploration, Inc.Jan 30, 2006 |
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 2006
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2006 THROUGH Sep 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 4, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuenstler G-2-221491 | Sweet Home (Yegua 3868) | New Century Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 58.4K | Mar 2006 – Sep 2010 |
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.
- 1New Century Exploration, Inc.Jun 2006 → Jun 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612953-99 | Drill | New Century Exploration, Inc. | Jan 24, 2006 | Jan 30, 2006 | Feb 23, 2006 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-221491 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 221 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 3,465 | -3,244 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,471 | 3,477 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 613 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 3,870 | 7.875 | 811 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 | Mar 7, 2007 | Jun 23, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-285-33236 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-33236 → 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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