WELL · 42-481-33655 · DISTRICT 3
Kainer G.U. #1
Wharton County · Shanghai (LY-1) field · Vertical
Kainer G.U. #1 (API 42-481-33655) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged July 9, 2009, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 1993, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Venus Oil Company and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Lwr. Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Venus Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 11, 2015 · 1,861 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Forest Oil Corporationthrough May 2006 |
| Latest permit | Venus Oil CompanyOct 4, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 1993
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 422K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1994 THROUGH Jul 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kainer G.U. G-3-149214 | Shanghai (LY-1) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 422K | Mar 1994 – Jul 2009 |
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.
- 1Venus Oil CompanyMar 1994 → Jun 1996
- 2Venus Exploration, Inc.Jul 1996 → Oct 2002
- 3Bommer Engineering Co.Nov 2002 → Sep 2003
- 4Forest Oil CorporationJan 2006 → May 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416204-99 | Drill | Venus Oil Company | Sep 20, 1993 | Oct 4, 1993 | Jan 14, 1994 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-149214 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 130 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,210 | 11,217 | Perforated |
| 11,210 | 11,232 | Perforated |
| 11,218 | 11,236 | Perforated |
| 11,240 | 11,250 | Perforated |
| 11,258 | 11,276 | Perforated |
| 11,283 | 11,303 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,792 | 17.5 | 1,940 S |
| 9.625 | 6,900 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 9.625 | 6,900 | 13.375 | 700 S |
| 7.625 | 9,636 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 5 | 12,010 | 8.5 | 520 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 | Oct 2, 2006 | May 19, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1994 | Apr 18, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 25, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-481-33655 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33655 → 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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