WELL · 42-431-33257 · DISTRICT 8
Ateca 72 #1
Sterling County · Vertical
Ateca 72 #1 (API 42-431-33257) is a permitted well in Sterling County filed by Ppc Operating Company LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2013, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T/Strawn, T/Mississippian, T/Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 62.4K barrels of oil and 103K mcf of gas since March 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2019 · 178 permits on file · (325) 668-9230
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Kek Exploration LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | PPC Operating Company LLCApr 16, 2013 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 2013
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 62.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 103K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2009 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ateca 72 O-10-39355 | Triple C (Ellenburger) | Kek Exploration LLC | 2 | 12.6K | 2.64K | Mar 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Ateca 72 O-10-39682 | Triple C (Miss.) | Kek Exploration LLC | 2 | 49.7K | 99.9K | May 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,753 · prior 12 1,709(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bright & Co.Mar 2009 → Feb 2012
- 2PPC Operating Company LLCApr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760220-99 | Recompletion | PPC Operating Company LLC | Apr 8, 2013 | Apr 16, 2013 | — | 8,105 |
| 681103-99 | Recompletion | Bright & Co. | May 8, 2009 | May 8, 2009 | May 8, 2009 | 8,105 |
| 676542-98 | Drill | Bright & Co. | Mar 12, 2009 | Dec 19, 2008 | Jan 29, 2009 | 8,500 |
| 676542-99 | Drill | Bright & Co. | Dec 18, 2008 | Dec 19, 2008 | Jan 29, 2009 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39355 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-39682 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,356 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Strawn | 7,916 | -5,560 |
| T/Mississippian | 7,990 | -5,634 |
| T/Ellenburger | 8,075 | -5,719 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,992 | 8,007 | Perforated |
| 8,082 | 8,105 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,022 | 11 | 900 S |
| 4.5 | 8,082 | 7.875 | 900 S |
| 4.5 | — | — | — |
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 9, 2010 | Jun 3, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2009 | Mar 30, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-431-33257 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-33257 → 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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