WELL · 42-245-31628 · DISTRICT 3
McFaddin et AL #14
Jefferson County · Spindletop field · Shut IN · Vertical
Mcfaddin ET AL #14 (API 42-245-31628) is a well in Jefferson County operated by Kingwood Exploration LLC, completed March 19, 1983 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 28, 1982, permitted to 3,490 ft.
It was permitted by Continental U S Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Kingwood Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 56.2K barrels of oil and 46 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Continental U S Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Shreveport, LA
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 20, 2026
- Permits on file
- 58
- Phone
- (318) 946-8585
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kingwood Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Kingwood Exploration LLCthrough May 2024 |
| Latest permit | Continental U S Exploration, IncDec 28, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,490
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 19, 1983
- completed
- 56.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 19, 1983
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFaddin, et AL O-3-16406 | Spindletop | Kingwood Exploration LLC | 11 | 56.2K | 46 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 4(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Karbuhn Oil CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
- 2American Coastal Energy, Inc.Jun 1993 → Aug 1995
- 3Chain Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 1995 → Feb 1998
- 4Pride Energy CompanyApr 1998 → Jan 2000
- 5Kingwood Exploration LLCAug 2012 → May 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181351-99 | Drill | Continental U S Exploration, Inc | Dec 28, 1982 | Dec 28, 1982 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1983 | McFaddin et AL O-3-16406 | Spindletop | Kingwood Exploration LLC | Shut IN · shut in Mar 1, 2019 | 3,490 |
| Mar 19, 1983 | McFaddin et AL O-3-16406 | Spindletop | Kingwood Exploration LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,496 | 2,511 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 603 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 7 | 3,409 | 9.875 | 922 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 | Aug 20, 2012 | Mar 25, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 25, 1983 | — |
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 42-245-31628 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-31628 → 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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