TEXAS · WELLS · KLEBERG COUNTY · API 42-273-00752 · DISTRICT 04
King Ranch Alazan #168
Kleberg County · Alazan (Frio Cons.) field · Vertical
King Ranch Alazan #168 (API 42-273-00752) is a plugged well in Kleberg County, plugged May 21, 2014, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1982, permitted to 4,375 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 925K barrels of oil and 1.45M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2025. The leases carry 53 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Aug 19, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,375
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 2002
- completed
- 925K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 21, 2014
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 53 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Ranch Alazan O-4-12745 | Alazan (Frio Cons.) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 18 | 810K | 1.2M | Jul 1997 – Mar 2025 |
| King Ranch Alazan G-4-168103 | Alazan (Frio Cons.) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 121K | May 1998 – May 2014 |
| King Ranch Alazan O-4-6998 | Alazan (All Zones) | Exxon Corp. | 34 | 116K | 129K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1998 |
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 → Dec 2012
- 3EOG Resources, Inc.Jan 2013 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169728-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Aug 19, 1982 | Aug 19, 1982 | — | 4,375 |
| 63027-99 | Other | Exxon Corp. | Nov 5, 1979 | Nov 5, 1979 | — | 4,375 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2002 | King Ranch Alazan G-4-168103 | Alazan (Frio Cons.) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | King Ranch Alazan O-4-12745 | Alazan (Frio Cons.) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | King Ranch Alazan O-4-6998 | Alazan (All Zones) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,102 | 3,107 | Perforated |
| 3,770 | 3,774 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1,524 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 4,408 | 6.5 | 235 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 | Jan 9, 2003 | Nov 20, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1998 | May 26, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-273-00752 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-273-00752 → 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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