TEXAS · WELLS · KLEBERG COUNTY · API 42-273-30304 · DISTRICT 04
King Ranch Alazan #280
Kleberg County · Wildcat field · Vertical
King Ranch Alazan #280 (API 42-273-30304) is a plugged well in Kleberg County, plugged October 11, 1993, last operated by Exxon Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1992, permitted to 8,905 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 256K barrels of oil and 118K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026. The leases carry 129 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- See remarks (S)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 15, 1999
- Permits on file
- 19,549
- Phone
- (713) 431-1125
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Corp. |
| Production reports | Exxon Corp.through Jun 1997 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.May 13, 1992 |
- 8,905
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 13, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 9, 1992
- completed
- 256K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 118K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH JUN 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 9, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 11, 1993
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 129 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Ranch Alazan O-4-6999 | Alazan, North (All Zones) | Exxon Corp. | 128 | 256K | 118K | by Jan 1993 – Jun 1997 |
| — G-4-54858 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| King Ranch Alazan G-4-143944 | Wildcat | Exxon Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | by Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named King Ranch Alazan
Exxon Corp.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Kleberg County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Jun 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399124-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | May 8, 1992 | May 13, 1992 | Dec 7, 1992 | 8,905 |
| 29456-99 | Other | Exxon Corp. | Jul 31, 1978 | Jul 31, 1978 | — | 8,705 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 1992 | King Ranch Alazan G-4-143944 | Wildcat | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
| Feb 14, 1973 | King Ranch Alazan G-4-54858 | Alazan North (I Series) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
| — | King Ranch Alazan O-4-6999 | Alazan North (All Zones) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,826 | 7,836 | Perforated |
| 8,242 | 8,247 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,552 | 11 | 360 S |
| 2.875 | 8,905 | 7.875 | 1,137 S |
| 2.875 | 8,905 | — | — |
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 | Mar 10, 1993 | Feb 16, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 30, 1982 | — |
| 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 42-273-30304 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-273-30304 → 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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