WELL · 42-115-31625 · DISTRICT 8
King #3
Dawson County · Tex-Hamon (Dean) field · Vertical
King #3 (API 42-115-31625) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged March 1, 2000, last operated by Legacy Reserves Operating LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 1981, permitted to 9,250 ft.
It was permitted by Henry Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Legacy Reserves Operating LP on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 51.8K barrels of oil and 78.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2022. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Henry Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 439
- Phone
- (720) 244-4898
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Legacy Reserves Operating LP |
| Production reports | Legacy Reserves Operating LPthrough Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | Henry Petroleum Corp.Nov 17, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1981
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 1982
- completed
- 51.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 78.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 1, 2000
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King O-11-61557 | Tex-Hamon (Dean) | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | 3 | 51.8K | 78.1K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2022 |
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.
- 1Henry Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2001
- 2Henry Petroleum LPApr 2001 → Dec 2008
- 3COG Operating LLCJan 2009 → Dec 2010
- 4Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2011 → Jan 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142580-99 | Drill | Henry Petroleum Corp. | Nov 17, 1981 | Nov 17, 1981 | Feb 1, 1982 | 9,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1982 | King O-11-61557 | Tex-Hamon (Dean) | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 8,998 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 300 | 17.5 | — |
| 8.625 | — | 12.25 | — |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 26, 1982 | — |
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 42-115-31625 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-31625 → 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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