WELL · 42-287-32170 · DISTRICT 3
Kaye #4RE
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Kaye #4RE (API 42-287-32170) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by U. S. Operating Inc., completed March 29, 1990.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 2004, permitted to 9,300 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 144K barrels of oil and 1.98M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 495 permits on file · (979) 542-3107
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | U. S. Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | U. S. Operating, Inc.Jul 21, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 1990
- completed
- 144K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.98M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Helen Unit O-3-14976 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 5 | 141K | 1.92M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Kaye O-3-12191 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | U. S. Operating, Inc. | 2 | 3.04K | 59.7K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2005 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,844 · prior 12 15,105(-55%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 125 · prior 12 466(-73%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1U. S. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2025
- 2Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 547243-99 | Recompletion | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Jun 21, 2004 | Jul 21, 2004 | — | 8,700 |
| 339999-99 | Drill | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Dec 10, 1987 | Jan 25, 1988 | — | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-12191 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-14976 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 335 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,404 | -7,069 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,020 | -7,685 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,688 | -8,353 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,250 | 9,392 | Perforated |
| 8,292 | 9,914 | Perforated |
| 8,545 | 8,684 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,243 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 7 | 7,966 | 8.75 | 200 S |
| 5 | 8,747 | 6.125 | 50 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 1,250 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 23, 2005 | Dec 3, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2005 | Jun 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 17, 1990 | Jun 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-287-32170 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-32170 → 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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