WELL · 42-273-31526 · DISTRICT 4
King Ranch Madero #18
Kleberg County · Vertical
King Ranch Madero #18 (API 42-273-31526) is a permitted well in Kleberg County filed by Eog Resources, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 2015, permitted to 13,900 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including H93, J36, K68.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.12K barrels of oil and 19.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2022. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,348
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Mar 20, 2015 |
- 13,900
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 2015
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 2.12K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Ranch Madero G-4-278573 | Alazan, North (Frio Cons.) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.33K | Jul 2015 – Jun 2022 |
| King Ranch Madero O-4-9842 | EL Infernillo (K-68) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 2 | 2.12K | 17.4K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2015 |
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 → Nov 1994
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Jul 2015 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804817-98 | Recompletion | EOG Resources, Inc. | Nov 30, 2015 | Mar 20, 2015 | Jun 26, 2015 | 13,500 |
| 804817-99 | Recompletion | EOG Resources, Inc. | Mar 19, 2015 | Mar 20, 2015 | — | 13,500 |
| 757066-99 | Recompletion | EOG Resources, Inc. | Feb 19, 2013 | Feb 22, 2013 | — | 13,500 |
| 98618-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Nov 10, 1980 | Nov 10, 1980 | Dec 26, 1980 | 13,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-278573 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-9842 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 44 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| H93 | 7,800 | -7,756 |
| J36 | 10,100 | -10,056 |
| K68 | 10,700 | -10,656 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,856 | 7,862 | Perforated |
| 10,724 | 10,824 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,499 | 14.75 | 1,240 S |
| 2.875 | 9,800 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 9,996 | 9.875 | 1,315 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 | Dec 14, 2015 | Sep 28, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 2, 1981 | — |
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 42-273-31526 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-273-31526 → 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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