WELL · 42-071-31944 · DISTRICT 3
Moreau W. J. #1
Chambers County · Cedar Bayou (Yegua 13 000) field · Vertical
Moreau W. J. #1 (API 42-071-31944) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged September 9, 1995, last operated by Amerada Hess Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 1994, permitted to 16,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Jackson, Moody Branch.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 6, 2006 · 835 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amerada Hess Corporation |
| Production reports | Amerada Hess Corporationthrough Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | Amerada Hess CorporationDec 19, 1994 |
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 30, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 175K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 1995
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreau, W. J. G-3-154534 | Cedar Bayou (Yegua 2-A) | Amerada Hess Corporation | 1 | 0 | 25K | Mar 1995 – Sep 1995 |
| Moreau, W. J. G-3-139737 | Cedar Bayou (Yegua 13,000) | Amerada Hess Corporation | 1 | 0 | 150K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1995 |
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.
- 1Amerada Hess CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430746-98 | Recompletion | Amerada Hess Corporation | May 19, 1995 | Dec 19, 1994 | Mar 1, 1995 | 12,500 |
| 430746-99 | Recompletion | Amerada Hess Corporation | Dec 8, 1994 | Dec 19, 1994 | — | 12,500 |
| 380704-99 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 15, 1990 | Feb 2, 1991 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-139737 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-154534 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 45 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,536 | 11,556 | Perforated |
| 13,014 | 13,020 | Perforated |
| 13,024 | 13,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,027 | 17.5 | 2,500 S |
| 9.625 | 8,798 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 13,987 | 6.5 | 360 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 | Nov 6, 1995 | Apr 10, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1991 | Sep 30, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-071-31944 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31944 → 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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