WELL · 42-273-31554 · DISTRICT 4
King Ranch #B 1
Kleberg County · Kingsville (5900) field · Vertical
King Ranch #B 1 (API 42-273-31554) is a plugged well in Kleberg County, plugged April 10, 1990, last operated by K.C. Resources.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1981 and 1987, permitted to 6,963 ft.
It was permitted by Gastrans Inc. and has since transferred to K.C. Resources on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gastrans Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 6, 1995
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | K.C. Resources |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Gastrans Inc.Mar 6, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,963
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1987
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 10, 1990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — O-4-11426 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327327-98 | Recompletion | Gastrans Inc. | Apr 20, 1988 | Mar 6, 1987 | — | 6,963 |
| 327327-99 | Recompletion | Gastrans Inc. | Mar 4, 1987 | Mar 6, 1987 | — | 6,963 |
| 110446-99 | Drill | Omni-Exploration, Inc. | Mar 3, 1981 | Mar 3, 1981 | — | 6,960 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11426 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 36 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 6,574 | -6,538 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,948 | 5,952 | Perforated |
| 6,574 | 6,586 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,228 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 5,535 | 8.75 | 995 S |
| 2.375 | 6,467 | — | — |
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 | Sep 2, 1988 | Apr 19, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 10, 1982 | — |
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 42-273-31554 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-273-31554 → 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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