WELL · 42-427-31813 · DISTRICT 4
Kincaid J. W. #6
Starr County · LA Copita (4900) field · Vertical
Kincaid J. W. #6 (API 42-427-31813) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged July 13, 2007, last operated by Altman Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1983, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus and has since transferred to Altman Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including 4900 Sd.
Its lease has reported 13.9K barrels of oil and 307 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed May 3, 2024 · 4 permits on file · (903) 466-2827
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Altman Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Altman Energy, Inc.through Jan 2001 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-CorpusSep 29, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 1984
- completed
- 13.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 307
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 13, 2007
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincaid,j. W. O-4-9689 | LA Copita (4900) | Altman Energy, Inc. | 3 | 13.9K | 307 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Altman Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215590-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Sep 26, 1983 | Sep 29, 1983 | Dec 16, 1983 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-9689 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 401 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 4900 SD | 4,934 | -4,533 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,934 | 4,943 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 987 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 5.5 | 5,339 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Jul 31, 1987 | Jul 13, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-427-31813 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31813 → 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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