WELL · 42-481-30614 · DISTRICT 3
Kountze & Couch #1
Wharton County · Louise South (Frio 6400) field · Vertical
Kountze & Couch #1 (API 42-481-30614) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged April 15, 2003, last operated by Del Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 1, 1989, permitted to 7,303 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Greta.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 14, 2011
- Permits on file
- 30
- Phone
- (214) 219-9555
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Del Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Del Petroleum Corporationthrough Mar 2003 |
| Latest permit | Del Petroleum CorporationMar 1, 1989 |
- 7,303
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 1989
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 1974
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 547K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 1974
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 15, 2003
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kountze & Couch G-3-130001 | Louise, South (Frio 6200) | Del Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 547K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2003 |
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.
- 1Del Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356558-99 | Recompletion | Del Petroleum Corporation | Mar 1, 1989 | Mar 1, 1989 | — | 7,303 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-130001 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 83 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Greta | 4,460 | -4,377 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,268 | 6,273 | Perforated |
| 6,428 | 6,432 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 718 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 6,637 | 7.875 | 360 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 24, 1989 | Mar 3, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1989 | — | — |
| 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 42-481-30614 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-30614 → 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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