WELL · 42-481-32106 · DISTRICT 3
Kountze-Couch A #1
Wharton County · Louise South (Frio 5170) field · Vertical
Kountze-Couch A #1 (API 42-481-32106) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged June 19, 2009, last operated by Zebra Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1988, permitted to 7,300 ft.
It was permitted by Fredco and has since transferred to Zebra Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fredco; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
EL Campo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Zebra Oil Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | FredcoSep 27, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 1988
- last permit issued
- Apr 6, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 6, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 19, 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 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 "A" O-3-20336 | Louise, South (Frio 5170) | Zebra Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351615-99 | Recompletion | Fredco | Sep 26, 1988 | Sep 27, 1988 | — | 7,300 |
| 104778-99 | Drill | Rockwood Resources, Inc. | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | Apr 17, 1981 | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20336 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 73 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE,SAND AND SHALE | 1,650 | -1,577 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE,SAND & SHALE | 1,650 | -1,577 |
| FrioFRIO SAND & SHALE | 4,300 | -4,227 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,137 | 5,139 | Perforated |
| 5,496 | 5,498 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 532 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 2.875 | 7,245 | 8.875 | 1,405 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 | Jun 8, 2010 | Apr 29, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1989 | Dec 13, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 27, 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 42-481-32106 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32106 → 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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