WELL · 42-253-34344 · DISTRICT 7
King J. W. 279 #1
Jones County · Murfee (Canyon Reef) field · Producing · Vertical
King J. W. 279 #1 (API 42-253-34344) is a well in Jones County operated by Star Production Inc., completed September 6, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 19, 1996, permitted to 5,000 ft.
Its lease has reported 146K barrels of oil and 233K mcf of gas since September 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 17, 2026
- Permits on file
- 192
- Phone
- (214) 739-4747
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Star Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Star Production, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Star Production, Inc.Jul 19, 1996 |
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1996
- completed
- 146K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 233K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, J. W. 279 O-8-27965 | Murfee (Canyon Reef) | Star Production, Inc. | 2 | 146K | 233K | Sep 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,399 · prior 12 3,313(+3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12 · prior 12 12(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Star Production, Inc.Sep 1996 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450457-99 | Drill | Star Production, Inc. | Jul 17, 1996 | Jul 19, 1996 | Jul 21, 1996 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27965 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,704 | 4,710 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 224 | 11 | 85 S |
| 5.5 | 4,773 | 7.875 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 350 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 | Nov 8, 1996 | Sep 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-253-34344 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34344 → 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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