TEXAS · WELLS · DAWSON COUNTY · ARCHER 16 LEASE · API 42-115-33477 · DISTRICT 7B
Archer 16 #1
Dawson County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Archer 16 #1 (API 42-115-33477) is a well in Dawson County operated by Murphy Expl. & Prod. CO. - USA, completed May 1, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 2012, permitted to 11,362 ft.
It was permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to Murphy Expl. & Prod. CO. - USA on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lwr Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Cline, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 17.6K barrels of oil since May 2012, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA
Permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,458
- Phone
- (281) 675-9000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA |
| Production reports | Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USAthrough Mar 2018 |
| Latest permit | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCJan 26, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,362
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 2012
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2012
- completed
- 17.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2012
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2020
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer 16 O-10-43311 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA | 1 | 17.6K | 0 | May 2012 – 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.
- 1Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCMay 2012 → Nov 2012
- 2Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llcDec 2012 → Oct 2017
- 3Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USANov 2017 → Mar 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731987-99 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Jan 19, 2012 | Jan 26, 2012 | Mar 8, 2012 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2012 | Archer 16 O-10-43311 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2020 | 11,362 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,968 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,106 | 11,072 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 383 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 4,803 | 11 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 11,362 | 7.875 | 950 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 | Oct 30, 2013 | Nov 13, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-115-33477 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-33477 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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