WELL · 42-121-31014 · DISTRICT 9
McMurrey Ranch Unit A #5
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Mcmurrey Ranch Unit A #5 (API 42-121-31014) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged February 23, 2026, last operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2001 and 2006, permitted to 9,565 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Marble Falls, T/Barnett Shale, Barnett, Lwr Barnett.
Its 2 leases have reported 8.02K barrels of oil and 998K mcf of gas since April 2002, last reporting in January 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 292-9510
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.May 2, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,565
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 2, 2006
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 2005
- completed
- 8.02K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 998K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2002 THROUGH Jan 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMurrey Ranch Unit "A" G-13-224333 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 755K | Nov 2005 – Jan 2026 |
| McMurrey O-13-30032 | Barnabus (Mississippian) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 1 | 8.02K | 243K | Apr 2002 – Mar 2007 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 552(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Apr 2002 → Mar 2010
- 2Burlington Resources O & G Co LPApr 2010 → Oct 2018
- 3Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618030-99 | Recompletion | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Apr 21, 2006 | May 2, 2006 | Nov 4, 2005 | 9,565 |
| 509159-98 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Jun 11, 2002 | May 18, 2001 | Jul 21, 2001 | 9,565 |
| 509159-99 | Drill | Bravo Natural Resources, Inc. | May 18, 2001 | May 18, 2001 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-224333 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30032 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 971 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,707 | -6,736 |
| T/Barnett Shale | 7,872 | -6,901 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 8,559 | -7,588 |
| LWR Barnett | 8,559 | -7,588 |
| Viola | 9,074 | -8,103 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,301 | 8,647 | Perforated |
| 8,704 | 9,040 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 963 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 9,300 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Apr 14, 2007 | May 8, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2002 | May 20, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-121-31014 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31014 → 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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