WELL · 42-503-39640 · DISTRICT 9
Kunkel #1
Young County · Young County Regular field · Producing · Vertical
Kunkel #1 (API 42-503-39640) is a well in Young County operated by Guidance Oil Developers Inc.(1), completed October 23, 1987 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 1987, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Hughes & Palmer, Inc. and has since transferred to Guidance Oil Developers Inc.(1) on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 5.84K barrels of oil and 3 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Guidance Oil Developers INC.(1)
Permitted by Hughes & Palmer, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Boerne, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 80 permits on file · (210) 380-3245
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Guidance Oil Developers INC.(1) |
| Production reports | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1)through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hughes & Palmer, Inc.Oct 12, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1987
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 1987
- completed
- 5.84K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunkel O-13-26856 | Young County Regular | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | 1 | 5.84K | 3 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 113 · prior 12 26(+335%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1H&P OperatingJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Sunday CorporationJan 2006 → May 2007
- 3Hughes, Bill Drilling, Inc.Jun 2007 → Oct 2008
- 4Cleveland Oil & GasMay 2009 → Mar 2014
- 5McCormick Operating, L.L.C.May 2014 → May 2015
- 6Nhrg IncJun 2015 → Mar 2018
- 7Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1)May 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336958-99 | Drill | Hughes & Palmer, Inc. | Oct 5, 1987 | Oct 12, 1987 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26856 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,440 |
| MississippianMISS. | 4,990 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,010 | 5,019 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 150 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 4.5 | 5,007 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Dec 9, 1987 | Nov 23, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-503-39640 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-39640 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/50339640, documented in the API reference.