WELL · 42-021-30961 · DISTRICT 3
Moerbe #1
Bastrop County · Serbin (Taylor Sand) field · Vertical
Moerbe #1 (API 42-021-30961) is a plugged well in Bastrop County, plugged July 11, 2014, last operated by Modern Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 4, 1986, permitted to 5,846 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Navarro, Taylor.
Its lease has reported 5.73K barrels of oil and 33 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Sherman, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 195
- Phone
- (903) 893-1129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Modern Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Modern Exploration, Inc.through Aug 2008 |
| Latest permit | Modern Exploration, Inc.Dec 4, 1986 |
- 5,846
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 4, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 1987
- completed
- 5.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 11, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moerbe O-3-19529 | Serbin (Taylor Sand) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 5.73K | 33 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Modern Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323769-98 | Drill | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Feb 13, 1987 | Dec 4, 1986 | — | 5,846 |
| 323769-99 | Drill | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Dec 1, 1986 | Dec 4, 1986 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19529 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 426 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,676 | 5,743 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 608 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 5,841 | 7.875 | 1,740 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 27, 1987 | Feb 17, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-021-30961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-021-30961 → 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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