TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · API 42-165-36328 · DISTRICT 7B
Morton #4
Gaines County · Harris (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Morton #4 (API 42-165-36328) is a well in Gaines County operated by Vin Fisher Operating Inc., completed June 30, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 17, 2005, permitted to 6,657 ft.
It was permitted by Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. and has since transferred to Vin Fisher Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 316K barrels of oil and 82.5K mcf of gas since November 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Andrews, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 23, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (432) 523-4740
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ring Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Vin Fisher Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Feb 17, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,657
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 2005
- completed
- 316K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 82.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton O-11-71169 | Harris (San Andres) | Vin Fisher Operating, Inc. | 5 | 22.7K | 42 | Mar 2020 – Jul 2026 |
| Morton O-11-68706 | Robertson, N. (San Andres) | Ring Energy, Inc. | 5 | 293K | 82.5K | Nov 2004 – Feb 2022 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,906 · prior 12 3,791(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Jan 2005 → Jul 2014
- 2Ramtex Energy LLCAug 2014 → Feb 2015
- 3Wishbone Texas Operating Co LLCMar 2015 → Jan 2019
- 4Ring Energy, Inc.Feb 2019 → Sep 2024
- 5Vin Fisher Operating, Inc.Oct 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557905-98 | Drill | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | Feb 27, 2006 | Feb 17, 2005 | Mar 8, 2005 | 6,800 |
| 557905-99 | Drill | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | Feb 17, 2005 | Feb 17, 2005 | Mar 8, 2005 | 5,930 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2005 | Morton O-11-71169 | Harris (San Andres) | Vin Fisher Operating Inc. | Producing | 6,657 |
| Jun 30, 2005 | Morton O-11-68706 | Robertson N. (San Andres) | Ring Energy Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,679 | 4,748 | Perforated |
| 4,826 | 5,153 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,810 | 12.25 | 815 S |
| 5.5 | 6,657 | 7.875 | 670 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 | Nov 3, 2021 | Jul 25, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2006 | Jul 25, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-165-36328 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36328 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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