WELL · 42-373-30652 · DISTRICT 3
Kirby #2
Polk County · Sunflower (Wilcox) field · Vertical
Kirby #2 (API 42-373-30652) is a plugged well in Polk County, plugged March 11, 2014, last operated by Sandel Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 24, 1986, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Burton Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Sandel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burton Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Huntsville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 11 permits on file · (936) 662-8585
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandel Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sandel Operating Companythrough Jun 2012 |
| Latest permit | Burton Exploration Co.Jun 24, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 1986
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 11, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby G-3-122597 | Sunflower (Wilcox) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 2.33M | Jan 1993 – Sep 2017 |
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.
- 1Lawton, Jack Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Sandel Energy, Inc.Jan 1996 → Aug 1997
- 3Shidler, Mark L., Inc.Sep 1997 → Sep 2004
- 4Sandel Operating CompanyNov 2004 → Jun 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303589-99 | Drill | Burton Exploration Co. | Jun 23, 1986 | Jun 24, 1986 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-122597 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,270 | 9,294 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,215 | 12.25 | 690 S |
| 5.5 | 9,520 | 8.5 | 800 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 | Dec 12, 1986 | Oct 27, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 1, 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 42-373-30652 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-373-30652 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/37330652, documented in the API reference.