WELL · 42-003-00870 · DISTRICT 8
King -B- #4
Andrews County · Deep Rock (Devonian) field · Vertical
King -B- #4 (API 42-003-00870) is a well in Andrews County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed August 11, 1963.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 1986, permitted to 12,280 ft.
It was permitted by Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 170K barrels of oil and 145K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,289
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP LP |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.Sep 11, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,280
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1963
- completed
- 170K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 145K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 1963
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320372-99 | Recompletion | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. | Sep 10, 1986 | Sep 11, 1986 | — | 12,280 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28683 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,199 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcamp | 8,516 | -5,317 |
| Pennsylvanian | 8,676 | -5,477 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,516 | 8,643 | Perforated |
| 8,676 | 9,256 | Perforated |
| 10,063 | 10,105 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 369 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 370 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 4,519 | 12.25 | 2,500 S |
| 8.625 | 4,519 | — | — |
| 2 | 10,039 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,268 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,269 | 7.875 | 1,450 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 20, 1988 | Oct 10, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1986 | Oct 3, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 16, 1963 | Yes |
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 42-003-00870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-00870 → 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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