WELL · 42-433-00788 · DISTRICT 7
East River Unit #54
Stonewall County · Katz (5100) field · Vertical
East River Unit #54 (API 42-433-00788) is a plugged well in Stonewall County, plugged February 11, 2009, last operated by Kinder Morgan Production CO LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 14, 1991, permitted to 5,211 ft.
It was permitted by Tex/Con Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Kinder Morgan Production CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.51M barrels of oil and 52.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2010. The leases carry 63 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC
Permitted by Tex/Con Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 2,631 permits on file · (432) 688-2323
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC |
| Production reports | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLCthrough Oct 2009 |
| Latest permit | Tex/Con Oil & Gas CompanyMar 14, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,211
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 1988
- completed
- 1.51M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 11, 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 63 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East River Unit O-8-24609 | Katz (5100) | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | 44 | 1.27M | 47.7K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2010 |
| East River Unit O-8-24607 | Katz | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | 19 | 238K | 4.42K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2009 |
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.
- 1Pg&e Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co.Nov 1994 → Dec 1995
- 3Enserch Exploration, IncJan 1996 → Sep 1997
- 4Merit Energy CompanyOct 1997 → Aug 2000
- 5Journey Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2000 → Feb 2006
- 6Kinder Morgan Production Co LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 7Kinder Morgan Production Co LLCAug 2007 → Oct 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385678-99 | Recompletion | Tex/Con Oil & Gas Company | Mar 14, 1991 | Mar 14, 1991 | Mar 13, 1991 | 5,211 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-24607 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-24609 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,494 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,843 | 4,856 | Perforated |
| 5,098 | 5,147 | Perforated |
| — | 5,099 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 124 | 13.75 | 110 S |
| 5.5 | 5,181 | 9 | 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 | Mar 2, 2009 | Dec 8, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1991 | Jun 6, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1991 | Jan 3, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1989 | Jan 3, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Nov 25, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-433-00788 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-433-00788 → 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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