WELL · 42-401-31993 · DISTRICT 6
Kangerga Michael #2
Rusk County · Bonnie (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Kangerga Michael #2 (API 42-401-31993) is a well in Rusk County operated by Big Run Production Company, completed June 21, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 25, 1985, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Oil Fields CO. and has since transferred to Big Run Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.6K barrels of oil and 143K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Oil Fields Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 23 permits on file · (903) 521-2990
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Big Run Production Company |
| Production reports | Big Run Production Companythrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil Fields Co.Jan 25, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 1985
- completed
- 15.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 143K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kangerga, Michael O-6-14676 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 5.27K | 24.3K | Apr 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Kangerga, Michael O-6-11743 | Bonnie (Travis Peak) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 10.3K | 119K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2007 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 164(-99%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 236 · prior 12 816(-71%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Caribe Production CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Tascosa Petroleum CorporationJan 1994 → Jun 1997
- 3Mustang Drilling, Inc.Jul 1997 → Mar 1999
- 4Big Run Production CompanyApr 1999 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265949-99 | Drill | Houston Oil Fields Co. | Jul 15, 1985 | Jan 25, 1985 | Mar 27, 1985 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11743 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-14676 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,230 |
| James Lime | 6,680 |
| Pettit | 7,025 |
| Travis Peak | 7,280 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,293 | 7,366 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,207 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 8,000 | 7.875 | 505 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 | Aug 21, 2007 | Jul 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 22, 1985 | Jul 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-401-31993 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31993 → 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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