WELL · 42-167-31253 · DISTRICT 3
King Creston #9
Galveston County · Greens Lake (5150) field · Vertical
King Creston #9 (API 42-167-31253) is a well in Galveston County operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc., completed April 4, 1995.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1995 and 2001, permitted to 5,900 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pliocene, Miocene (undifferentiated), Greens Lake (300).
Its 4 leases have reported 27.4K barrels of oil and 51.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Independent Explor. Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 272 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Independent Explor. Inc. |
| Production reports | Energy Reserves Group, L.L.C.through May 2006 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Nov 9, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 9, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 4, 1995
- completed
- 27.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 51.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 4, 1995
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, Creston O-3-12780 | Greens Lake (3300) | Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC | 2 | 3.53K | 12.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Creston King 9 O-3-24129 | Greens Lake (3800) | Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC | 1 | 5.34K | 0 | May 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| King, Creston O-3-22816 | Greens Lake (5150) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 18.5K | 1.9K | Nov 1995 – Oct 1999 |
| King, Creston G-3-153831 | Greens Lake (5150) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 37.7K | Apr 1995 – Oct 1995 |
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.Mar 1993 → Oct 2002
- 2Texas Independent Explor Ltd.Nov 2002 → Jul 2003
- 3Energy Reserves Group, L.L.C.Nov 2003 → May 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515077-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Nov 6, 2001 | Nov 9, 2001 | Apr 26, 2001 | 5,900 |
| 487729-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Sep 20, 1999 | Sep 24, 1999 | Nov 2, 1998 | 5,900 |
| 431748-99 | Drill | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Jan 11, 1995 | Jan 17, 1995 | Mar 11, 1995 | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-153831 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-12780 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22816 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24129 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | 2,600 | -2,598 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,800 | -3,798 |
| Greens Lake (300) | 4,430 | -4,428 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,349 | 3,354 | Perforated |
| 4,430 | 4,436 | Perforated |
| 4,687 | 4,692 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,250 | 12.25 | 510 S |
| 4.5 | 5,900 | 7.875 | 1,676 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 3, 2002 | Nov 6, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 22, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1999 | Sep 17, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1999 | Nov 6, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1996 | Nov 6, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Nov 28, 1995 | — | — |
| 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 42-167-31253 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31253 → 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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