WELL · 42-401-30597 · DISTRICT 6
Kangerga Michael Gas Unit #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Kangerga Michael Gas Unit #1 (API 42-401-30597) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged June 20, 2015, last operated by Luminant Mining Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 1977, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Luminant Mining Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Saratoga Chalk, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Duck Creek.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Irving, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 10, 2025
- Phone
- (214) 236-9586
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Luminant Mining Company LLC |
| Production reports | Luminant Mining Company LLCthrough May 2015 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyAug 9, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 771K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 20, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kangerga, Michael Gas Unit G-6-77203 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Luminant Mining Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 771K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2015 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Apr 2015
- 3Luminant Mining Company LLCMay 2015 → May 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4981-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Aug 9, 1977 | Aug 9, 1977 | Dec 10, 1977 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-77203 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 324 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Chalk | 1,980 | -1,656 |
| Pecan Gap | 2,242 | -1,918 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,865 | -2,541 |
| Duck Creek | 3,492 | -3,168 |
| Paluxy | 3,940 | -3,616 |
| Glen Rose | 4,230 | -3,906 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,730 | -5,406 |
| Rodessa | 5,950 | -5,626 |
| PettitUPPER PETTIT | 6,610 | -6,286 |
| PettitLOWER PETTIT | 6,795 | -6,471 |
| Travis Peak | 6,942 | -6,618 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,750 | -8,426 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,078 | 10,165 | Perforated |
| 10,078 | 10,297 | Perforated |
| 10,223 | 10,297 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 20 | — |
| 9.625 | 1,739 | 12.25 | 735 S |
| 5.5 | 10,525 | 8.75 | 1,465 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 | Sep 21, 1988 | Apr 29, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1978 | — |
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 42-401-30597 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30597 → 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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