WELL · 42-415-33857 · DISTRICT 8
King-Ernest #2
Scurry County · Earnest (6500 Sand) field · Vertical
King-Ernest #2 (API 42-415-33857) is a well in Scurry County operated by IP Well Service LLC, completed June 21, 2001.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 2001, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by King Operating Corporation and has since transferred to IP Well Service LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cisco, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 56.7K barrels of oil and 137K mcf of gas since February 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by King Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Iowa Park, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (940) 275-0867
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | IP Well Service LLC |
| Production reports | North Fork Operating LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | King Operating CorporationMay 8, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 2001
- completed
- 56.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 137K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 2001
- 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-Ernest O-11-68321 | Earnest (6500 Sand) | IP Well Service LLC | 2 | 27.7K | 12K | Feb 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| King-Earnest -A- O-11-68521 | Earnest (6500 Sand) | North Fork Operating LP | 1 | 29K | 125K | Dec 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 791 · prior 12 1,389(-43%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1King Operating CorporationFeb 2001 → Dec 2019
- 2Strawn Petroleum Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Apr 2024
- 3North Fork Operating LPMay 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508693-99 | Drill | King Operating Corporation | May 8, 2001 | May 8, 2001 | May 22, 2001 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-68321 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68521 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,362 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,920 | 6,990 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,570 | 11 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 7,049 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Feb 3, 2003 | Jul 27, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 20, 2001 | Jul 27, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 22, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-415-33857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-415-33857 → 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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