WELL · 42-357-31119 · DISTRICT 10
Kerns #1
Ochiltree County · Funk (Chester Basal) field · Vertical
Kerns #1 (API 42-357-31119) is a plugged well in Ochiltree County, plugged March 5, 2024, last operated by Diamond S Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 11, 1981, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Funk Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamond S Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Funk Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (817) 263-3505
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamond S Energy Company |
| Production reports | Diamond S Energy Companythrough Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Funk Exploration, Inc.Mar 11, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 222K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 5, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerns G-14-99493 | Funk (Chester Basal) | Diamond S Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 222K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2024 |
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.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Apr 1994
- 3Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyMay 1994 → Jul 1998
- 4Otc Petroleum CorporationSep 1998 → Sep 1998
- 5R.E.D. Resources, Inc.Oct 1998 → Apr 2004
- 6Mge Resources, Inc.May 2004 → Apr 2005
- 7Gunsmoke Energy CompanyMay 2005 → Apr 2012
- 8Diamond S Energy CompanyMay 2012 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111901-99 | Drill | Funk Exploration, Inc. | Mar 11, 1981 | Mar 11, 1981 | Mar 21, 1981 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1981 | Kerns G-14-99493 | Funk (Chester Basal) | Diamond S Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,250 | 9,302 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,741 | 12.25 | 875 S |
| 2.875 | 9,215 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,652 | 7.875 | 315 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 7, 1982 | — |
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 42-357-31119 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-357-31119 → 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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