WELL · 42-431-32516 · DISTRICT 8
Renderbrook Creek (Miss) Unit #5
Sterling County · Renderbrook Creek (Miss) field · Vertical
Renderbrook Creek (Miss) Unit #5 (API 42-431-32516) is a plugged well in Sterling County, plugged April 13, 2009, last operated by Kek Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 13, 1992, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Bright & CO. and has since transferred to Kek Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Mississippian, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.34M barrels of oil and 2.54M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 21 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bright & Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 8
- Phone
- (432) 687-4220
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kek Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Kek Exploration LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bright & Co.Aug 13, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 13, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 16, 1992
- completed
- 1.34M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 16, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 2009
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 21 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renderbrook Creek (Miss) Unit O-10-33899 | Renderbrook Creek (Miss) | Kek Exploration LLC | 16 | 1.3M | 2.47M | Aug 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bunton O-10-33295 | Renderbrook Creek (Miss) | Bright & Co. | 5 | 36.8K | 67.4K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,816 · prior 12 5,356(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bright & Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 2012
- 2PPC Operating Company LLCMar 2012 → Dec 2017
- 3Relentless Permian Operating LLCJan 2018 → Dec 2022
- 4New Height Energy, LLCJan 2023 → Apr 2025
- 5Kek Exploration LLCMay 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402312-99 | Drill | Bright & Co. | Aug 13, 1992 | Aug 13, 1992 | Aug 22, 1992 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33295 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-33899 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,598 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 8,132 | -5,534 |
| Mississippian | 8,210 | -5,612 |
| Ellenburger | 8,260 | -5,662 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,220 | 8,240 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 290 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 2,018 | 11 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 8,271 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Apr 23, 2009 | Nov 10, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1993 | Dec 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 17, 1993 | Dec 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1993 | Dec 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1993 | Dec 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-431-32516 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-32516 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 641K
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2009
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000077937 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Apr 14, 2009 | 500 | 2,500 | 8,220–8,240 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 24,269(-100%)
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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