TEXAS · WELLS · WALLER COUNTY · API 42-473-30342 · DISTRICT 03
Kgfu 1 #51
Waller County · Katy (Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Kgfu 1 #51 (API 42-473-30342) is a plugged well in Waller County, plugged June 8, 2021, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2001, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Top Cockfield, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Forest Oil Corporationthrough Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 18, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 18, 2001
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 8, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kgfu 1 G-3-188851 | Katy (Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 702K | Nov 2001 – Jun 2021 |
| Katy Gfu 1 G-3-97229 | Katy (First Wilcox) | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 374K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2004 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationNov 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3Forest Oil CorporationAug 2006 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507924-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Apr 18, 2001 | Apr 18, 2001 | Aug 30, 2001 | 10,600 |
| 120222-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jun 9, 1981 | Jun 9, 1981 | Oct 26, 1981 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2016 | Kgfu 1 G-3-188851 | Katy (Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Dec 22, 1981 | Katy Gfu 1 G-3-97229 | Katy (First Wilcox) | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 157 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top Cockfield | 6,198 | -6,041 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 10,080 | -9,923 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,164 | 10,180 | Perforated |
| 10,400 | 10,410 | Perforated |
| 10,494 | 10,504 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,466 | 14.75 | 1,250 S |
| 10.75 | 2,467 | 14.75 | 1,250 S |
| 7.625 | 8,000 | 9.875 | 950 S |
| 2.875 | 9,936 | — | — |
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 | Aug 25, 2016 | May 3, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 2004 | Jul 12, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jul 9, 2002 | Dec 21, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 23, 1982 | — |
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 42-473-30342 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-473-30342 → 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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