WELL · 42-481-31738 · DISTRICT 3
Kainer #1
Wharton County · Hutchins SW (Frio 6020) field · Vertical
Kainer #1 (API 42-481-31738) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged October 12, 1994, last operated by Ken Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 15, 1979, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Rockwood Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Ken Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rockwood Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2019 · 159 permits on file · (361) 782-5206
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ken Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Ken Petroleum Corporationthrough Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Rockwood Oil & Gas Corp.Feb 15, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 15, 1979
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kainer G-3-84133 | Hutchins, SW (Frio 6020) | Ken Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 23K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1994 |
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.
- 1Ken Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43285-99 | Drill | Rockwood Oil & Gas Corp. | Feb 15, 1979 | Feb 15, 1979 | — | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-84133 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,014 | 6,017 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 537 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 2.875 | 6,132 | 7.5 | 1,413 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 14, 1979 | — |
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 42-481-31738 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-31738 → 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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