WELL · 42-337-32492 · DISTRICT 9
Kenas #3A
Montague County · V.W. Hutson (Hoxbar Sand) field · Vertical
Kenas #3A (API 42-337-32492) is a plugged well in Montague County, plugged June 13, 1994, last operated by Esp Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 21, 1985, permitted to 1,600 ft.
It was permitted by Walser, Chuck and has since transferred to Esp Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Hoxgar Sand.
Its lease has reported 21.9K barrels of oil and 144 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Walser, Chuck; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nocona, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 2 permits on file · (786) 961-9919
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | ESP Energy LLC |
| Production reports | ESP Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Walser, ChuckJan 21, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 7, 1985
- completed
- 21.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 144
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 7, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 13, 1994
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenas O-13-25704 | V.W. Hutson (Hoxbar Sand) | ESP Energy, LLC | 5 | 21.9K | 144 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 30 · prior 12 65(-54%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nichols, Carl E.Jan 1993 → Aug 2004
- 2Nichols, John WesleySep 2004 → Jul 2011
- 3Nichols, SuzanneAug 2011 → Apr 2016
- 4Davis, Don Oil Co.Oct 2016 → Nov 2019
- 5Snow Oil CompanyJul 2021 → Dec 2023
- 6ESP Energy, LLCJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264717-99 | Drill | Walser, Chuck | Jan 21, 1985 | Jan 21, 1985 | Feb 11, 1985 | 1,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25704 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 847 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hoxgar Sand | 1,218 | -371 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,218 | 1,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,300 | 7.875 | 407 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 21, 1986 | Jun 12, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1985 | Jun 12, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-337-32492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-32492 → 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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