WELL · 42-497-33972 · DISTRICT 9
Kramer-Nivens #1
Wise County · Vertical
Kramer-Nivens #1 (API 42-497-33972) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged January 23, 1995, last operated by Western Chief Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) in 1995, permitted to 7,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 143 barrels of oil since April 1996, last reporting in June 1998.
Operator of record
Western Chief Oil & Gas Company
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 5, 2008 · 339 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Western Chief Oil & Gas Companythrough Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Western Chief Oil & Gas CompanyNov 27, 1995 |
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 143
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jun 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 23, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kramer-Nivens O-13-29220 | Wise County Regular | Western Chief Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 143 | 0 | Apr 1996 – Jun 1998 |
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.
- 1Western Chief Oil & Gas CompanyApr 1996 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442203-98 | Reenter | Western Chief Oil & Gas Company | Oct 24, 1996 | Nov 27, 1995 | Nov 28, 1995 | 7,200 |
| 442203-99 | Reenter | Western Chief Oil & Gas Company | Nov 22, 1995 | Nov 27, 1995 | — | 7,200 |
| 431582-99 | Drill | Marcon Operating Company, Inc. | Jan 5, 1995 | Jan 5, 1995 | Jan 13, 1995 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29220 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 799 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 5,436 | -4,637 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 6,854 | -6,055 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,862 | 6,892 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 388 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 7,166 | 7.875 | 155 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 | Nov 20, 1996 | Oct 10, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-497-33972 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33972 → 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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