WELL · 42-325-32895 · DISTRICT 1
King Howard L. #1
Medina County · Bear Creek field · Producing · Vertical
King Howard L. #1 (API 42-325-32895) is a well in Medina County operated by Jhc Oil & Gas Inc, completed August 22, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 6, 1984, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Virtex Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Jhc Oil & Gas Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos.
Its lease has reported 2.46K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Virtex Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fulshear, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (281) 224-2457
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | JHC Oil & Gas Inc |
| Production reports | JHC Oil & Gas Incthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Virtex Petroleum CompanyJun 6, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 1984
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 1984
- completed
- 2.46K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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, Howard L. O-1-9894 | Bear Creek | JHC Oil & Gas Inc | 1 | 2.46K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12 · prior 12 11(+9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2008
- 2Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → May 2014
- 3Cal Oil CompanyJun 2014 → Jan 2022
- 4Jupiter Energy LLCJun 2022 → Mar 2025
- 5JHC Oil & Gas IncMay 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241300-99 | Drill | Virtex Petroleum Company | Jun 6, 1984 | Jun 6, 1984 | — | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-9894 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,008 | 2,016 | Perforated |
| 2,054 | 2,064 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,560 | 6.75 | 320 sx |
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 13, 1984 | Sep 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1984 | Sep 5, 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 42-325-32895 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-325-32895 → 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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