TEXAS · WELLS · JIM WELLS COUNTY · KING RANCH STRATTON LEASE · API 42-249-30106 · DISTRICT 04
King Ranch Stratton #A-53
Jim Wells County · Stratton (Consolidated) field · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Field 86508132 · Field 86508356
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
King Ranch Stratton #A-53 (API 42-249-30106) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged September 13, 2013, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 1981, permitted to 7,400 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 321K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,354
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Jun 2003 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Feb 11, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 321K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 13, 2013
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Ranch Stratton G-4-94445 | Stratton (Consolidated) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 321K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2003 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Jun 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108204-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Feb 11, 1981 | Feb 11, 1981 | — | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 1996 | King Ranch Stratton G-4-94445 | Stratton (Consolidated) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | King Ranch Stratton O-4-7657 | Stratton (Wardner West) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,279 | 5,334 | Perforated |
| 5,438 | 5,468 | Perforated |
| 5,508 | 5,514 | Perforated |
| 5,680 | 5,685 | Perforated |
| 5,685 | 5,680 | Perforated |
| 5,712 | 5,718 | Perforated |
| 5,800 | 5,884 | Perforated |
| 5,910 | 5,924 | Perforated |
| 6,006 | 6,010 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,643 | 11 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 1,644 | 11 | 350 S |
| 2.875 | 6,376 | 6.875 | 525 S |
| 2.875 | 6,376 | 7.875 | 525 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 24, 1996 | Aug 12, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1996 | Aug 7, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1991 | Aug 30, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 15, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 7, 1971 | — |
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 42-249-30106 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-30106 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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