WELL · 42-077-35042 · DISTRICT 9
King-Browning #3
Clay County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
King-Browning #3 (API 42-077-35042) is a well in Clay County operated by Hess Jerry Operating CO., completed November 5, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2013, permitted to 7,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Barnett, Viola.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.78K barrels of oil and 193 mcf of gas since November 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Muenster, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 146 permits on file · (940) 736-3504
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hess Jerry Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Hess, Jerry Operating Co.through Jun 2025 |
| Latest permit | Hess, Jerry Operating Co.Sep 6, 2013 |
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 6, 2013
- last permit issued
- Nov 5, 2008
- completed
- 2.78K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 193
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 5, 2008
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King-Browning O-13-32691 | Freddie (Strawn, Lo.) | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | 1 | 1.64K | 193 | Jul 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| King-Browning O-13-31302 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | 1 | 1.14K | 0 | Nov 2008 – Feb 2014 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3 · prior 12 40(-92%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nortex Energy, Inc.Dec 2008 → Apr 2013
- 2Hess, Jerry Operating Co.May 2013 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 769194-99 | Recompletion | Hess, Jerry Operating Co. | Aug 29, 2013 | Sep 6, 2013 | May 10, 2013 | 6,599 |
| 665927-98 | Drill | Nortex Energy, Inc. | Feb 9, 2009 | Feb 20, 2009 | Jul 25, 2008 | 7,000 |
| 665927-99 | Drill | Nortex Energy, Inc. | Jul 2, 2008 | Jul 24, 2008 | Jul 25, 2008 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-31302 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-32691 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 998 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,165 | 5,253 | Perforated |
| 6,068 | 6,250 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 485 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 6,556 | 7.875 | 475 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 31, 2013 | Sep 10, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2009 | Feb 17, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 19, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-077-35042 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-077-35042 → 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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