WELL · 42-055-34761 · DISTRICT 1
King #3
Caldwell County · Drummond (Austin 1400) field · Vertical
King #3 (API 42-055-34761) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged December 19, 2012, last operated by Bedford Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 21, 1995, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Goliad Operating Company and has since transferred to Bedford Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Delrio, Georgetown.
Its lease has reported 718 barrels of oil since May 1995, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Goliad Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2019 · 49 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bedford Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Goliad Operating Companythrough Sep 1995 |
| Latest permit | Goliad Operating CompanyFeb 21, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 21, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 17, 1995
- completed
- 718
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King O-1-13971 | Drummond (Austin 1400) | Bedford Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 718 | 0 | May 1995 – 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.
- 1Goliad Operating CompanyMay 1995 → Sep 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433122-99 | Drill | Goliad Operating Company | Feb 21, 1995 | Feb 21, 1995 | Feb 23, 1995 | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13971 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 525 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 1,580 | -1,055 |
| Buda | 1,640 | -1,115 |
| Delrio | 1,692 | -1,167 |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN-EDWARDS | 1,750 | -1,225 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,582 | 1,692 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,860 | 7.875 | 314 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 | Jun 28, 1995 | Jun 5, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-055-34761 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34761 → 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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