WELL · 42-289-30106 · DISTRICT 5
King Gail #1
Leon County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) field · Vertical
King Gail #1 (API 42-289-30106) is a plugged well in Leon County, plugged August 13, 2001, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 1977, permitted to 15,147 ft.
It was permitted by Buttes Resources Company and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Buttes Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,156 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Dec 2007 |
| Latest permit | Buttes Resources CompanyDec 30, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,147
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, Gail G-5-74762 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Lime) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.45M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2008 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 2001
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2007 → Dec 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15098-99 | Drill | Buttes Resources Company | Dec 30, 1977 | Dec 30, 1977 | — | 15,147 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-74762 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,699 | 14,710 | Perforated |
| 14,699 | 14,725 | Perforated |
| 14,714 | 14,725 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,990 | — | — |
| 7 | 13,087 | — | — |
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 5, 1996 | Nov 5, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 22, 1977 | — |
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 42-289-30106 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-30106 → 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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