WELL · 42-157-31824 · DISTRICT 3
Moore J.M. #1
Fort Bend County · Moores Orchard E. (Yegua 2) field · Vertical
Moore J.M. #1 (API 42-157-31824) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged December 13, 2021, last operated by Vanco Oil & Gas Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 19, 1989, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Lobo Resources, Ltd. and has since transferred to Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Moody'S Branch, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.04M barrels of oil and 418K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lobo Resources, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (325) 677-1991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp.through Feb 2020 |
| Latest permit | Lobo Resources, Ltd.Dec 19, 1989 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1989
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1990
- completed
- 1.04M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 418K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2021
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, J.M. O-3-20751 | Moores Orchard, E. (Yegua 2) | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. | 9 | 1.04M | 418K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-3-20665 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Lobo Resources, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Lobo Energy, Inc.Apr 1994 → Jun 1994
- 3Lobo Operating, Inc.Jul 1994 → Apr 1996
- 4Prime Operating CompanyMay 1996 → May 2014
- 5CwocJun 2014 → Apr 2017
- 6Alaron Energy, Inc.May 2017 → Feb 2019
- 7Vanco Oil & Gas Corp.Mar 2019 → Feb 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367837-97 | Drill | Lobo Resources, Ltd. | Jul 14, 1992 | Dec 19, 1989 | — | 9,000 |
| 367837-98 | Drill | Lobo Resources, Ltd. | Apr 5, 1990 | Dec 19, 1989 | — | 9,000 |
| 367837-99 | Drill | Lobo Resources, Ltd. | Dec 19, 1989 | Dec 19, 1989 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20665 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20751 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 116 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,962 | 8,024 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,474 | 12.25 | 570 S |
| 4.5 | 8,400 | 7.875 | 810 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 23, 2003 | Sep 24, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1990 | Aug 7, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Aug 22, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1990 | Apr 4, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-157-31824 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31824 → 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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