WELL · 42-295-30965 · DISTRICT 10
Kemp -A- #2
Lipscomb County · Frass (Morrow Upper) field · Vertical
Kemp -A- #2 (API 42-295-30965) is a plugged well in Lipscomb County, plugged December 29, 2009, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1989, permitted to 9,100 ft.
Its lease has reported 16.5K barrels of oil and 136K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2010.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Sep 2007 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJun 28, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 1989
- last permit issued
- May 5, 1981
- completed
- 16.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 136K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp "A" O-14-6646 | Frass (Cleveland) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 16.5K | 136K | Jan 1993 – Jun 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.
- 1Maxus Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Midgard Energy CompanyFeb 1995 → Sep 1997
- 3Crescendo Resources, L.P.Oct 1997 → Mar 2000
- 4Apache CorporationApr 2000 → Oct 2001
- 5Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 2001 → Aug 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360801-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jun 26, 1989 | Jun 28, 1989 | — | 9,100 |
| 110390-99 | Drill | Cotton Petroleum Corp. | Mar 3, 1981 | Mar 3, 1981 | Mar 6, 1981 | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-6646 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,018 | 7,034 | Perforated |
| 7,040 | 7,048 | Perforated |
| 8,312 | 8,326 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,784 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 2.375 | 8,265 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,977 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Jul 18, 1989 | Jun 26, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 17, 1981 | — |
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 42-295-30965 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-295-30965 → 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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