WELL · 42-039-32060 · DISTRICT 3
King J. A. #1L
Brazoria County · Old Ocean East (10 600) field · Vertical
King J. A. #1L (API 42-039-32060) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged April 29, 1997, last operated by KP Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.56K barrels of oil and 28 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1997. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 1997 · 130 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | KP Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Elliott Oil & Gas Companythrough Aug 1995 |
| Latest permit | KP Exploration, Inc.Jun 18, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 1986
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 1985
- completed
- 5.56K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 1997
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, J.A. O-3-18893 | Old Ocean, E. (10400) | Howard Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 5.56K | 28 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1997 |
| King J. A. Unit G-3-121769 | Old Ocean, East (10450) | KP Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1997 |
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.
- 1Coastal Production Company, Inc.Feb 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Elliott Oil & Gas CompanyJul 1995 → Aug 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303396-99 | Recompletion | KP Exploration, Inc. | May 19, 1986 | Jun 18, 1986 | — | 10,818 |
| 271926-99 | Drill | Frost Energy Company | Oct 23, 1984 | Apr 11, 1985 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-121769 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-18893 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 29 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 8,530 | -8,501 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,446 | 10,450 | Perforated |
| 10,522 | 10,558 | Perforated |
| 10,676 | 10,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,518 | 13.75 | 1,220 S |
| 7 | 10,818 | 9.875 | 824 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 | Aug 12, 1986 | Jul 28, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 26, 1985 | Oct 25, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 22, 1985 | Nov 5, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-039-32060 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32060 → 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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