WELL · 42-157-31526 · DISTRICT 3
Moore J.M. #196
Fort Bend County · Moores Orchard NE. (Yegua 3) field · Vertical
Moore J.M. #196 (API 42-157-31526) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged December 5, 1996, last operated by Cml Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1991, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Cml Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 273K barrels of oil and 380K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 20, 2025
- Permits on file
- 514
- Phone
- (512) 328-8085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CML Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | CML Exploration, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 4, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 24, 1991
- completed
- 273K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 380K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 24, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 5, 1996
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, J.M. O-3-16959 | Moores Orchard, NE. (Yegua 3) | CML Exploration, LLC | 4 | 273K | 380K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,641 · prior 12 3,499(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1999
- 2Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Sep 1999 → Feb 2000
- 3Patterson Petroleum LPMar 2000 → Jul 2007
- 4Patterson Petroleum LLCAug 2007 → Oct 2007
- 5CML Exploration, LLCNov 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382992-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jan 2, 1991 | Jan 4, 1991 | Dec 19, 1991 | 8,700 |
| 231743-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Mar 5, 1984 | Mar 7, 1984 | Apr 7, 1984 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1991 | Moore J.M. O-3-16959 | Moores Orchard NE. (Yegua 3) | CML Exploration LLC | Plugged | — |
| Dec 24, 1991 | Moore J.M. O-3-16959 | Moores Orchard NE. (Yegua 3) | CML Exploration LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 121 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 3,909 | -3,788 |
| Frio | 4,087 | -3,966 |
| Vicksburg | 6,481 | -6,360 |
| Yegua | 7,679 | -7,558 |
| Cook Mountain | 8,181 | -8,060 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,686 | 7,694 | Perforated |
| 7,933 | 7,943 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,241 | 13.5 | 910 S |
| 5.5 | 8,653 | 8.75 | 695 S |
| 5.5 | 8,655 | 8.75 | 695 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 30, 1992 | Jan 23, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1985 | May 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-157-31526 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31526 → 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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