WELL · 42-481-33580 · DISTRICT 3
Knipling Richard #1A
Wharton County · Tenna (Knipling Sand) field · Vertical
Knipling Richard #1A (API 42-481-33580) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged December 13, 2001, last operated by Owl Creek Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1992 and 2011, permitted to 4,220 ft.
It was permitted by Gulfstar Properties, Inc. and has since transferred to Owl Creek Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Catahoula, Catrahoula, Frio.
Its 3 leases have reported 425K barrels of oil and 175K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulfstar Properties, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2005 · 26 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Owl Creek Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Gulfstar Properties, Inc.through Jun 2015 |
| Latest permit | Gulfstar Properties, Inc.Sep 1, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,220
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 2011
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 2000
- completed
- 425K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 175K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2001
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knipling O-3-26059 | Tenna (Hillje Sand) | Gulfstar Properties, Inc. | 1 | 7.73K | 0 | Jan 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Knipling, Richard O-3-21583 | Tenna (Hillje Sand) | Owl Creek Production Co., Inc. | 2 | 417K | 170K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2003 |
| Knipling, Richard G-3-178628 | Tenna (Knipling Sand) | Owl Creek Production Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.56K | Aug 2000 – Dec 2001 |
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.
- 1Hardwick Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1997
- 2Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Jan 1998 → Nov 2001
- 3Gulfstar Properties, Inc.Jan 2012 → Jun 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 723318-99 | Reenter | Gulfstar Properties, Inc. | Aug 30, 2011 | Sep 1, 2011 | Jan 4, 2012 | 4,220 |
| 496607-99 | Recompletion | Owl Creek Production Co., Inc. | Jun 27, 2000 | Jun 27, 2000 | Aug 2, 2000 | 4,130 |
| 400924-99 | Drill | Hardwick Oil Company | Jul 7, 1992 | Jul 7, 1992 | Jul 14, 1992 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-178628 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21583 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26059 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 107 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,012 | 4,016 | Perforated |
| 4,122 | 4,126 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 484 | 13.5 | 235 S |
| 7 | 4,200 | 9.875 | 900 S |
| 7 | 4,210 | 9.875 | — |
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 | Apr 9, 2013 | Feb 21, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2000 | Sep 13, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 1992 | Aug 10, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-481-33580 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33580 → 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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