WELL · 42-431-33118 · DISTRICT 8
13 Miles #1
Sterling County · Ellwood (Mississippian) field · Producing · Vertical
13 Miles #1 (API 42-431-33118) is a well in Sterling County operated by Kek Exploration LLC, completed October 22, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2004, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Bright & CO. and has since transferred to Kek Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Strawn, T/Strawn, Mississippian, T/Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 111K barrels of oil and 25.4K mcf of gas since September 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 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.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 8 permits on file · (432) 813-2948
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.Oct 18, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 2004
- last permit issued
- Oct 22, 2004
- completed
- 111K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 22, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Miles O-10-37409 | Lucky Strike (Ellenburger) | Kek Exploration LLC | 1 | 1.4K | 163 | Sep 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| 13 Miles O-10-37438 | Ellwood (Mississippian) | Kek Exploration LLC | 1 | 109K | 25.2K | Oct 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,337 · prior 12 3,897(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bright & Co.Sep 2004 → Feb 2012
- 2PPC Operating Company LLCMar 2012 → Dec 2017
- 3Relentless Permian Operating LLCJan 2018 → Dec 2022
- 4New Height Energy, LLCFeb 2023 → Apr 2025
- 5Kek Exploration LLCMay 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552406-99 | Recompletion | Bright & Co. | Oct 18, 2004 | Oct 18, 2004 | Oct 19, 2004 | 7,686 |
| 547625-99 | Drill | Bright & Co. | Jun 30, 2004 | Jun 30, 2004 | Aug 16, 2004 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37409 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-37438 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,252 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 7,542 | -5,290 |
| T/Strawn | 7,542 | -5,290 |
| Mississippian | 7,612 | -5,360 |
| T/Mississippian | 7,612 | -5,360 |
| Ellenburger | 7,675 | -5,423 |
| T/Ellenburger | 7,675 | -5,423 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,612 | 7,630 | Perforated |
| 7,675 | 7,686 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 217 | 17.5 | 230 S |
| 8.625 | 2,005 | 11 | 900 S |
| 4.5 | 7,675 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Jun 26, 2018 | Jun 26, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 2005 | Jan 10, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 9, 2005 | Oct 18, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-431-33118 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-33118 → 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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