WELL · 42-361-30728 · DISTRICT 3
Kuhn H. J. -Tract #2 #59
Orange County · Port Neches field · Directional
Kuhn H. J. -Tract #2 #59 (API 42-361-30728) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged April 18, 2007, last operated by Torrent Oil LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 12, 1996, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Torrent Oil LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Frio.
Its lease has reported 192K barrels of oil and 88.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Active, filed Apr 30, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (713) 358-2020
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Torrent Oil LLC |
| Production reports | Torrent Oil LLCthrough Feb 2017 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Sep 12, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 26, 1998
- completed
- 192K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 88.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 18, 2007
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhn, H. J. -Tract #2 O-3-3412 | Port Neches | Torrent Oil LLC | 15 | 192K | 88.5K | 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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Apr 2000 → May 2002
- 3Aroc (Texas) Inc.Jun 2002 → Sep 2007
- 4Erg Resources, L.L.C.Jun 2008 → Sep 2011
- 5Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2011 → Aug 2016
- 6Torrent Oil LLCSep 2016 → Feb 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452561-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Sep 12, 1996 | Sep 12, 1996 | Sep 17, 1996 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-3412 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 23 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE F-1 | 6,187 | -6,164 |
| AnahuacANAHUAC MARGINULINA | 6,631 | -6,608 |
| FrioUPPER FRIO F-1 | 6,822 | -6,799 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,302 | 5,308 | Perforated |
| 5,314 | 5,324 | Perforated |
| 6,926 | 6,934 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,656 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 7,637 | 7.875 | 1,330 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 7, 1998 | Jun 19, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1997 | Nov 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-361-30728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30728 → 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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