WELL · 42-127-38501 · DISTRICT 1
Moro Creek B #2603H
Dimmit County · Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) field · Horizontal
Moro Creek B #2603H (API 42-127-38501) is a horizontal well in Dimmit County operated by Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, completed August 19, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 8, 2022, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Protege Energy Iii LLC and has since transferred to Verdun Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, San Miguel, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Protege Energy III LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 396 permits on file · (800) 770-1082
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil & Gas LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Protege Energy III LLCApr 8, 2022 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 8, 2022
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 2022
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 685K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
28.420880, -99.788274
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Dimmit County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moro Creek B G-1-297203 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 685K | Aug 2022 – Jul 2026 |
| Moro Creek B O-1-21204 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2022 – Feb 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 82,483 · prior 12 104,268(-21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Protege Energy III LLCAug 2022 → Sep 2024
- 2Verdun Oil & Gas LLCOct 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 878852-99 | Drill | Protege Energy III LLC | Apr 6, 2022 | Apr 8, 2022 | Apr 21, 2022 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-297203 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-21204 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 545 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| EscondidoESCONDIDO - DISPOSAL | 2,494 | -1,949 |
| OlmosOLMOS - DISPOSAL | 3,608 | -3,063 |
| San MiguelSAN MIGUEL - H2S | 4,494 | -3,949 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 5,803 | -5,258 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 6,410 | -5,865 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - H2S | — | — |
| Glen RoseGLEN ROSE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Pearsall | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,975 | 14,576 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,153 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 14,703 | 8.75 | 3,075 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 | Jan 28, 2026 | Jan 7, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2024 | May 2, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2024 | Nov 21, 2023 | 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 42-127-38501 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-38501 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Moro Creek A42-127-38499
0.0 KM · Protege Energy III LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 2,494 | -1,949 |
| Olmos | 3,608 | -3,063 |
| San Miguel | 4,494 | -3,949 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,803 | -5,258 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,414 | -5,869 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Glen Rose | — | |
| Edwards | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Moro Creek C42-127-38502
0.0 KM · Protege Energy III LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 2,494 | -1,949 |
| Olmos | 3,608 | -3,063 |
| San Miguel | 4,494 | -3,949 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,803 | -5,258 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,424 | -5,879 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Glen Rose | — | |
| Pearsall | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Moro Creek D42-127-38503
0.0 KM · Protege Energy III LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 2,494 | -1,948 |
| Olmos | 3,608 | -3,062 |
| San Miguel | 4,494 | -3,948 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,803 | -5,257 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,427 | -5,881 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Glen Rose | — | |
| Pearsall | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Moro Creek E42-127-38504
0.0 KM · Protege Energy III LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 2,495 | -1,950 |
| Olmos | 3,610 | -3,065 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,782 | -5,237 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,423 | -5,878 |
| Edwards | — | |
| San Miguel | — | |
| Pearsall | — | |
| Glen Rose | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Moro Creek42-127-39086
0.8 KM · Verdun Oil & Gas LLC · Section with this well →
| Olmos | 5,486 | -4,932 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,721 | -5,167 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,367 | -5,813 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Glen Rose | — | |
| Pearsall | — | |
| San Miguel | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cher Ami B42-127-39085
0.8 KM · Verdun Oil & Gas LLC · Section with this well →
| Olmos | 5,482 | -4,928 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,717 | -5,163 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,363 | -5,809 |
| San Miguel | — | |
| Glen Rose | — | |
| Pearsall | — | |
| Escondido | — | |
| Edwards | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cher Ami A42-127-39084
0.8 KM · Verdun Oil & Gas LLC · Section with this well →
| Olmos | 5,482 | -4,928 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,717 | -5,163 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,363 | -5,809 |
| Glen Rose | — | |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Escondido | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| San Miguel | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Moro Creek42-127-37714
1.8 KM · Protege Energy III LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 2,436 | -1,869 |
| Olmos | 3,563 | -2,996 |
| San Miguel | 4,227 | -3,660 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,948 | -5,381 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,567 | -6,000 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Glen Rose | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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