WELL · 42-167-31252 · DISTRICT 3
King Creston #8
Galveston County · Green S Lake (6600) field · Vertical
King Creston #8 (API 42-167-31252) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged June 19, 2014, last operated by Galveston Bay Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1998, permitted to 7,250 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc. and has since transferred to Galveston Bay Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pliocene, Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (281) 661-7388
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Galveston Bay Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.through Dec 2000 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Apr 29, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 29, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 385K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Jun 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 19, 2014
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, Creston G-3-153830 | Green Lake (6900) | Galveston Bay Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 284K | Apr 1995 – Jun 2014 |
| King, Creston G-3-167740 | Green's Lake (6600) | Galveston Bay Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 102K | Feb 1998 – Jun 2014 |
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.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Apr 1995 → Dec 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475491-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Apr 20, 1998 | Apr 29, 1998 | Feb 17, 1998 | 7,250 |
| 431750-99 | Drill | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Jan 11, 1995 | Jan 17, 1995 | Feb 24, 1995 | 7,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-153830 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-167740 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | 2,000 | -1,997 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,900 | -3,897 |
| Anahuac | 7,200 | -7,197 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,814 | 6,820 | Perforated |
| 6,914 | 6,918 | Perforated |
| 6,928 | 6,932 | Perforated |
| 6,934 | 6,940 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,220 | 12.25 | 510 S |
| 4.5 | 7,249 | 7.875 | 551 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 | May 11, 1998 | Apr 1, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1995 | Apr 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 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 42-167-31252 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31252 → 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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