WELL · 42-161-30535 · DISTRICT 5
Moody Estates #1
Freestone County · Reed N. (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Vertical
Moody Estates #1 (API 42-161-30535) is a well in Freestone County operated by Miller Energy Inc., completed November 19, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1996, permitted to 12,500 ft.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, B/Austin Chalk, BMA, B/Massive Anhydrite.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2016 · 97 permits on file · (713) 953-0191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miller Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Miller Energy, Inc.Aug 8, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 546K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 1979
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody Estate G-5-159904 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 493K | Aug 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Moody Estates G-5-85691 | Reed, N. (Cotton Valley Lime) | Miller Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 53.1K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,191 · prior 12 7,135(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miller Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Nov 2004 → Dec 2023
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451289-99 | Recompletion | Miller Energy, Inc. | Aug 8, 1996 | Aug 8, 1996 | Aug 19, 1996 | 12,500 |
| 55412-99 | Drill | Sundance Oil Company | Aug 13, 1979 | Aug 13, 1979 | Sep 22, 1979 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-85691 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-159904 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,875 | -3,458 |
| B/Austin Chalk | 3,875 | -3,458 |
| BMA | 7,200 | -6,783 |
| B/Massive Anhydrite | 7,200 | -6,783 |
| Pettit | 7,878 | -7,461 |
| T/Pettit | 7,878 | -7,461 |
| Pettit | 7,880 | -7,463 |
| Travis Peak | 8,063 | -7,646 |
| Travis Peak | 8,103 | -7,686 |
| T/Travis Peak | 8,103 | -7,686 |
| CV Base | 10,911 | -10,494 |
| BossierBOSSIER A | 10,935 | -10,518 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,214 | -10,797 |
| Cottn Valley Lime | 12,074 | -11,657 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,074 | -11,657 |
| CVL | 12,074 | -11,657 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,941 | 11,342 | Perforated |
| 11,428 | 11,474 | Perforated |
| 12,120 | 12,137 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,775 | 12.25 | 1,140 S |
| 2.875 | 11,988 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,498 | 8.75 | 1,900 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 | Aug 27, 2014 | Dec 12, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2006 | Apr 3, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1996 | Sep 13, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 27, 1979 | — |
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 42-161-30535 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30535 → 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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