WELL · 42-157-31874 · DISTRICT 3
Moore, J. M. #6
Fort Bend County · Vertical
Moore, J. M. #6 (API 42-157-31874) is a former disposal or injection well in Fort Bend County, last operated by Prime Operating Company; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 1997, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Moodys Branch, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.1M barrels of oil and 433K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 595 permits on file · (800) 310-3434
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp.through Feb 2020 |
| Latest permit | Prime Operating CompanyApr 11, 1997 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 1.1M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 433K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 10 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 |
| Moore, J. M. "E" O-3-21404 | Moores Orchard, E. (Yegua 2) | Lobo Operating, Inc. | 1 | 65.1K | 15.4K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1994 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459972-99 | Recompletion | Prime Operating Company | Mar 17, 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | — | 8,700 |
| 395727-98 | Drill | Lobo Resources, Ltd. | Jul 14, 1992 | Jan 10, 1992 | — | 9,000 |
| 395727-99 | Drill | Lobo Resources, Ltd. | Jan 10, 1992 | Jan 10, 1992 | Jan 15, 1992 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20751 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21404 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 136 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,180 | 8,217 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,360 | 12.25 | 670 S |
| 5.5 | 8,700 | 8.75 | 1,375 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 | Jun 24, 1994 | Mar 9, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 1992 | Mar 9, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-157-31874 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31874 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000109517 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Apr 4, 2022 | 500 | 3,315 | 6,630–6,780 |
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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