WELL · 42-481-02031 · DISTRICT 2
Kountze & Couch #1C
Wharton County · Mauritz East field · Vertical
Kountze & Couch #1C (API 42-481-02031) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged December 10, 1996, last operated by Tuskar (Texas) Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 20, 1995, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Fredco and has since transferred to Tuskar (Texas) Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fredco; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nichols Hill, OK · P-5 Y, filed Feb 5, 2016 · 47 permits on file · (405) 613-1339
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tuskar (Texas) Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | FredcoJan 20, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 20, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1993 THROUGH Dec 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 10, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kountze & Couch G-2-157675 | Mauritz, East | Tuskar (Texas), Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1994 – Dec 1996 |
| Kountze & Couch G-2-155824 | Mauritz, East | Fredco | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 1993 – Jan 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-155824 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-157675 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 870 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,864 | — | 350 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 | Aug 13, 1996 | Jun 27, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1996 | Jun 27, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-481-02031 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-02031 → 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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