WELL · 42-431-30673 · DISTRICT 7
Superior-Knight #7
Sterling County · Vertical
Superior-Knight #7 (API 42-431-30673) is a permitted well in Sterling County filed by Koch Expl.CO.Div.Of Koch Ind.Inc; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1980, permitted to 7,600 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B. Coleman Junction, Palo Pinto, Cyn Mkr., Top Jameson Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 14K barrels of oil and 118K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Koch Expl.co.div.of Koch Ind.inc
Wichita, KS · P-5 Y, filed May 15, 1989 · 23 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Bob Hughes Oil Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Koch Expl.co.div.of Koch Ind.incJun 23, 1980 |
- 7,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 23, 1980
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 118K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior-Knight G-9-290488 | Jameson (Strawn) | Bob Hughes Oil Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 3.01K | Jan 2021 – Jul 2026 |
| Superior-Knight O-9-7529 | Jameson (Strawn) | Bob Hughes Oil Company, LLC | 3 | 14K | 115K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2022 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 463 · prior 12 513(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Koch Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Apr 1995 → Jan 2008
- 3Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Jun 2021
- 4Bob Hughes Oil Company, LLCJul 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84604-99 | Recompletion | Koch Expl.co.div.of Koch Ind.inc | Jun 23, 1980 | Jun 23, 1980 | — | 7,210 |
| 25315-99 | Drill | Koch Expl.co.div.of Koch Ind.inc | May 26, 1978 | May 26, 1978 | — | 7,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-290488 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-7529 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,343 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B. Coleman Junction | 4,482 | -2,139 |
| Palo Pinto | 6,018 | -3,675 |
| Cyn Mkr. | 6,690 | -4,347 |
| Top Jameson Sand | 6,965 | -4,622 |
| Jameson | 7,090 | -4,747 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,968 | 7,085 | Perforated |
| 6,968 | 7,085 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 483 | 11 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 7,040 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,205 | 7.875 | 1,165 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 31, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 13, 1979 | — |
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 42-431-30673 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-30673 → 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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