TEXAS · WELLS · COCHRAN COUNTY · API 42-079-31701 · DISTRICT 7B
Morton Unit #3
Cochran County · Levelland field · Shut In · Vertical
Morton Unit #3 (API 42-079-31701) is a well in Cochran County operated by A.C.T. Operating Company, completed July 13, 1983 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2003.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 23, 1983, permitted to 4,950 ft.
It was permitted by Melton, Joe, Drlg. CO., Inc. and has since transferred to A.C.T. Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 186K barrels of oil and 266K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 52 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Melton, Joe, Drlg. Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Lubbock, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 53
- Phone
- (806) 783-8787
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | A.C.T. Operating Company |
| Production reports | A.C.T. Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Melton, Joe, Drlg. Co., Inc.Jun 23, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 23, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1983
- completed
- 186K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 266K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1983
- Shut in
- May 1, 2003
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 52 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Unit O-11-70422 | Levelland | A.C.T. Operating Company | 46 | 133K | 216K | Apr 2016 – Jul 2026 |
| Benson O-11-64364 | Levelland | A.C.T. Operating Company | 6 | 53.6K | 50.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2016 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,038 · prior 12 10,109(+9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,550 · prior 12 13,053(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seigler Production Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2MJB Production Co.Apr 1997 → Mar 2003
- 3MJB Production Company, Inc.Apr 2003 → Oct 2010
- 4A.C.T. Operating CompanyNov 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199201-99 | Drill | Melton, Joe, Drlg. Co., Inc. | Jun 23, 1983 | Jun 23, 1983 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1983 | Morton Unit O-11-70422 | Levelland | A.C.T. Operating Company | Shut In · shut in May 1, 2003 | 4,950 |
| Jul 13, 1983 | Benson O-11-64364 | Levelland | A.C.T. Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,826 | 4,855 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 403 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 4,822 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,950 | 7.875 | 1,350 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 | Mar 18, 2016 | Jul 27, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 27, 1983 | — |
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 42-079-31701 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-079-31701 → 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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