WELL · 42-401-31837 · DISTRICT 6
Kinney #40X
Rusk County · East Texas field · Vertical
Kinney #40X (API 42-401-31837) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged October 4, 1993, last operated by Elms Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 1984, permitted to 3,700 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Elms Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its lease has reported 348K barrels of oil and 29.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 69 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (903) 841-8402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Elms Oil Company |
| Production reports | Elms Oil Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Mar 19, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 2, 1984
- completed
- 348K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 2, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 4, 1993
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 69 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinney O-7-6127 | East Texas | Elms Oil Company | 69 | 348K | 29.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 644 · prior 12 448(+44%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 89(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Arco PermianJun 1994 → May 1995
- 3Coastal Management CorporationJun 1995 → Dec 1999
- 4Basa Resources, Inc.Jan 2000 → Jun 2025
- 5Elms Oil CompanyNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233580-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 19, 1983 | Mar 19, 1984 | — | 3,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-7-6127 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 374 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN | 3,497 | -3,123 |
| WoodbineTOP OF WOODBINE | 3,570 | -3,196 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,571 | 3,579 | Perforated |
| 3,581 | 3,594 | Perforated |
| 3,596 | 3,598 | Perforated |
| 3,603 | 3,606 | Perforated |
| 3,608 | 3,619 | Perforated |
| 3,623 | 3,632 | Perforated |
| 3,637 | 3,641 | Perforated |
| 3,643 | 3,649 | Perforated |
| 3,651 | 3,653 | Perforated |
| 3,656 | 3,660 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 166 | 12.25 | 200 sx |
| 7 | 3,561 | 8.75 | 175 sx |
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 17, 1984 | Jun 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1984 | Jun 18, 1984 | — |
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 42-401-31837 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31837 → 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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