WELL · 42-401-32043 · DISTRICT 6
Kangerga Michael #3
Rusk County · Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) field · Vertical
Kangerga Michael #3 (API 42-401-32043) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged March 27, 2025, last operated by Big Run Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 22, 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 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, James Lime.
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 Mar 2021 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil Fields Co.Aug 22, 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
- Aug 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Oct 24, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 24, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 2025
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 G-6-126297 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 0 | 34.7K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2025 |
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.
- 1Caribe Production CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Tascosa Petroleum CorporationJan 1994 → May 1994
- 3Big Run Production CompanyApr 1999 → Mar 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282998-99 | Drill | Houston Oil Fields Co. | Aug 19, 1985 | Aug 22, 1985 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-126297 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,280 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,220 |
| RodessaRODESSA LIMESTONE | 6,300 |
| James LimeJAMES LIMESTONE | 6,660 |
| PettitPETTET LIMESTONE | 7,020 |
| Travis Peak | 7,250 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,271 | 7,298 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,175 | 9.875 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 7,700 | 7.875 | 750 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 | Mar 23, 1988 | Jan 22, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1985 | Oct 28, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 28, 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 42-401-32043 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32043 → 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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