WELL · 42-003-00869 · DISTRICT 8
King -B- #1
Andrews County · Deep Rock (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
King -B- #1 (API 42-003-00869) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged July 20, 2022, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1999, permitted to 12,206 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pennsylvanian, Devonian, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 193K barrels of oil and 166K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Nov 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,206
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1999
- completed
- 193K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 166K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 20, 2022
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King -B- O-10-28683 | Deep Rock (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 4 | 170K | 145K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| King B O-10-31387 | Deep Rock (Penn.) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 22.5K | 21.5K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2000 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,138 · prior 12 2,860(+10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,386 · prior 12 2,408(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489742-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Nov 22, 1999 | Nov 22, 1999 | Nov 11, 1999 | 12,050 |
| 334998-99 | Recompletion | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 24, 1987 | Aug 27, 1987 | — | 12,206 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28683 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-31387 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,177 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PennsylvanianPENN | 8,769 | -5,592 |
| PennsylvanianPENN. | 8,769 | -5,592 |
| Devonian | 9,992 | -6,815 |
| Ellenburger | 12,156 | -8,979 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,482 | 8,596 | Perforated |
| 8,769 | 9,251 | Perforated |
| 9,992 | 10,031 | Perforated |
| — | 12,150 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 367 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 8.625 | 4,519 | 11 | 3,175 S |
| 5.5 | 12,156 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Mar 28, 2000 | Jan 25, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1987 | Oct 8, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Sep 21, 1987 | Aug 24, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-003-00869 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-00869 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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