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TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · JENNINGS, J. D. LEASE · API 42-505-33762 · DISTRICT 04

Jennings, J.D. #459

Permitted

Zapata County  · Vertical

Jennings, J.D. #459 (API 42-505-33762) is a well in Zapata County operated by S M K Energy Corporation, completed March 14, 1998.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 1998, permitted to 2,000 ft.

Its lease has reported 95.9K barrels of oil and 11 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 24 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

S M K Energy Corporation

Based in
Corpus Chrsti, TX
P-5 status
Delinquent (D)
P-5 last filed
Jul 31, 1998
Permits on file
155
Phone
(903) 593-9660
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SOURCE · LATEST PERMIT (NO EWA RECORD)

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleSue-Ann Operating L.C.
Production reportsKovar Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2016
Latest permitS M K Energy CorporationFeb 18, 1998

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

2,000
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Feb 18, 1998
last permit issued
—
completed
95.9K
cumulative oil, bbl
11
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

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; they carry 24 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Jennings, J. D. O-4-1303JenningsSue-Ann Operating, L.C.2495.9K11Jan 1993 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1S M K Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1998
  2. 2Mote Resources, Inc.Jan 1999 → Sep 2004
  3. 3Proton Energy, L.L.C.Oct 2004 → Feb 2005
  4. 4Proton Operating CompanyMar 2005 → Mar 2005
  5. 5Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Apr 2005 → Sep 2007
  6. 6Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Aug 2010
  7. 7El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Mar 2011 → Mar 2011
  8. 8Kovar Operating, LLCAug 2012 → Feb 2016

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
473490-99DrillS M K Energy CorporationFeb 18, 1998Feb 18, 1998Feb 27, 19982,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Mar 14, 1998Jennings J. D. O-4-1303JenningsSue-Ann Operating L.C.Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 19981,960

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
1,6381,652Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62517212.25170 S
4.51,9506.75200 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 6, 1998Mar 30, 1998Yes
00Apr 13, 1998——

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.

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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