WELL · 42-321-31497 · DISTRICT 3
Culbertson, W. J. A #5
Matagorda County · Vertical
Culbertson, W. J. A #5 (API 42-321-31497) is a permitted well in Matagorda County filed by KP Exploration, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1985 and 1991, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Talcott A, Robertson, Truitt.
Its lease has reported 41 barrels of oil and 23 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 1997 · 130 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Umc Petroleum Corporationthrough Jan 1995 |
| Latest permit | KP Exploration, Inc.May 3, 1991 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 3, 1991
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 41
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culbertson, W.J. "A" O-3-19640 | Sugar Valley (Talcott A) | Oak Energy, LLC | 2 | 41 | 23 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1KP Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Umc Petroleum CorporationJul 1993 → Jan 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387202-99 | Recompletion | KP Exploration, Inc. | Apr 26, 1991 | May 3, 1991 | — | 11,000 |
| 322097-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Oct 21, 1986 | Nov 20, 1986 | May 7, 1987 | 11,000 |
| 303532-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Jun 23, 1986 | Jun 24, 1986 | — | 11,000 |
| 293036-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Jun 24, 1986 | Dec 17, 1985 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19640 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 40 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 7,680 | -7,640 |
| Talcott A | 8,853 | -8,813 |
| Robertson | 9,290 | -9,250 |
| Truitt | 9,854 | -9,814 |
| Gravler | 10,066 | -10,026 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,853 | 8,860 | Perforated |
| 9,913 | 9,956 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,190 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,000 | — | — |
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 | Jun 15, 1987 | May 18, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1986 | Aug 5, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-321-31497 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31497 → 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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