WELL · 42-001-32177 · DISTRICT 6
Murchison #1
Anderson County · Blackfoot S.W. (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Murchison #1 (API 42-001-32177) is a well in Anderson County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed April 7, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 28, 1992, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Can-Tex Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 122K barrels of oil and 70K mcf of gas since April 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Can-Tex Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 397 permits on file · (903) 736-4697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Can-Tex Energy Corp.Dec 28, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1993
- completed
- 122K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murchison O-6-13173 | Blackfoot, S.W. (Travis Peak) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 122K | 70K | Apr 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,879 · prior 12 2,099(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Can-Tex Energy Corp.Apr 1993 → Feb 2003
- 2Buffco Production Inc.Jun 2004 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407651-98 | Drill | Can-Tex Energy Corp. | May 18, 1993 | Dec 28, 1992 | Feb 28, 1993 | 9,900 |
| 407651-99 | Drill | Can-Tex Energy Corp. | Dec 28, 1992 | Dec 28, 1992 | — | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-13173 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 327 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 9,900 | -9,573 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,901 | 9,914 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,500 | 11 | 373 S |
| 5.5 | 10,090 | 7.875 | 565 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 | Aug 5, 1993 | Apr 26, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-001-32177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-001-32177 → 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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