TEXAS · WELLS · TAYLOR COUNTY · KING -A- LEASE · API 42-441-33954 · DISTRICT 6E
King -A- #3
Taylor County · Weaver Springs (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
King -A- #3 (API 42-441-33954) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged September 4, 2018, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 28, 2000, permitted to 5,999 ft.
It was permitted by L.C.S. Production Company and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Swastika Sand, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 17.4K barrels of oil and 451 mcf of gas since September 2000, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by L.C.S. Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 872
- Phone
- (325) 672-2832
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sojourner Drilling Corporation |
| Production reports | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Sep 2011 |
| Latest permit | L.C.S. Production CompanyMar 28, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,999
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 2000
- last permit issued
- Sep 25, 2000
- completed
- 17.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 451
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2000 THROUGH Sep 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 25, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 4, 2018
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 -A- O-8-28879 | Weaver Springs (Palo Pinto) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 17.4K | 451 | Sep 2000 – Sep 2011 |
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.
- 1L.C.S. Production CompanySep 2000 → Sep 2003
- 2Crownquest Operating, LLCOct 2003 → Sep 2004
- 3Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2004 → Apr 2010
- 4Sojourner Drilling CorporationJul 2010 → Sep 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493369-98 | Drill | L.C.S. Production Company | Sep 27, 2000 | Mar 28, 2000 | Aug 28, 2000 | 5,999 |
| 493369-99 | Drill | L.C.S. Production Company | Mar 23, 2000 | Mar 28, 2000 | — | 5,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2000 | King -A- O-8-28879 | Weaver Springs (Palo Pinto) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,198 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Swastika Sand | 3,555 | -1,357 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPIAN REEF | 4,502 | -2,304 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,505 | 4,523 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 319 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 4,599 | 7.875 | 180 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 20, 2000 | Oct 4, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 26, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-441-33954 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-33954 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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