WELL · 42-067-30717 · DISTRICT 6
King #3
Cass County · Rodessa NW. (Dees Upper) field · Vertical
King #3 (API 42-067-30717) is a well in Cass County operated by Samedan Oil Corporation, completed June 11, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 1, 1997, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Crow, David and has since transferred to Samedan Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Blossom, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Lower Anhydrite, Dees Lime.
Its 2 leases have reported 782K barrels of oil and 1.32M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 52 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crow, David; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 808 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Samedan Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Gallery Petroleum LLCthrough Nov 2022 |
| Latest permit | Crow, DavidMay 1, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 1, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1997
- completed
- 782K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.32M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1997
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 52 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodessa, N.W. (Upper Dees) Unit O-6-13933 | Rodessa, NW. (Dees, Upper) | Gallery Petroleum LLC | 49 | 609K | 1.11M | Jul 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| King O-6-11738 | Rodessa, NW. (Dees, Upper) | Samedan Oil Corporation | 3 | 173K | 217K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1999 |
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.
- 1Crow, DavidJan 1993 → Jun 1999
- 2Samedan Oil CorporationJul 1999 → Dec 2002
- 3Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Jul 2003
- 4Brooks Petroleum CompanyAug 2003 → May 2011
- 5Gallery Petroleum LLCJun 2011 → Nov 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460022-99 | Drill | Crow, David | Mar 18, 1997 | May 1, 1997 | May 8, 1997 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11738 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13933 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 254 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Blossom | 2,615 | -2,361 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,407 | -5,153 |
| Lower Anhydrite | 5,713 | -5,459 |
| Dees Lime | 6,046 | -5,792 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,046 | 6,070 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 905 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 6,076 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Sep 27, 1999 | Jul 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1998 | Jul 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 20, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-067-30717 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-067-30717 → 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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