WELL · 42-177-31045 · DISTRICT 1
King Rufus A #2
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Buda) field · Vertical
King Rufus A #2 (API 42-177-31045) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged June 12, 2009, last operated by Dee-Jay Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1990, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Bridge Oil Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Dee-Jay Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Taylor, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.93K barrels of oil and 23 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bridge Oil Company, L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nichols Hill, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2018 · 1 permits on file · (405) 773-8500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dee-Jay Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Dee-Jay Exploration Companythrough Mar 2000 |
| Latest permit | Bridge Oil Company, L. P.Aug 28, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 1991
- completed
- 1.93K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 2009
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, Rufus -A- O-1-6868 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Dee-Jay Exploration Company | 2 | 1 | 3 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| King, Rufus "A" O-1-12893 | Pilgrim (Buda) | Dee-Jay Exploration Company | 1 | 1.93K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Arpel, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1999
- 2Dee-Jay Exploration CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377071-99 | Recompletion | Bridge Oil Company, L. P. | Aug 24, 1990 | Aug 28, 1990 | Jan 15, 1991 | 8,600 |
| 127809-99 | Drill | Nucorp Energy, Inc. | Jul 27, 1981 | Jul 27, 1981 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6868 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12893 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 5,350 | -5,037 |
| Taylor | 7,770 | -7,457 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,936 | -7,623 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,053 | 8,189 | Perforated |
| 8,290 | 8,315 | Perforated |
| 8,320 | 8,465 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 826 | 13.75 | 850 S |
| 2.375 | 7,958 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,320 | 7.875 | 430 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 | Mar 13, 1991 | Feb 22, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 21, 1981 | — |
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 42-177-31045 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31045 → 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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