WELL · 42-235-32149 · DISTRICT 7
Murphy Elta #6
Irion County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Murphy Elta #6 (API 42-235-32149) is a plugged well in Irion County, plugged January 31, 2022, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 15, 1983, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by Moran Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Jo Mill, Dean.
Its lease has reported 63.7K barrels of oil and 367K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Moran Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,619
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Jul 2020 |
| Latest permit | Moran Exploration, Inc.Sep 15, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1983
- completed
- 63.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 367K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 31, 2022
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, Elta O-9-6680 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 6 | 63.7K | 367K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2026 |
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.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Consolidated Oil & Gas, IncMay 1993 → Aug 1995
- 3Hugoton Energy CorporationSep 1995 → Mar 1998
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 1998 → Sep 1999
- 5Nadel and Gussman Permian,l.l.c.Oct 1999 → Oct 2004
- 6Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Nov 2004 → Apr 2006
- 7Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Dec 2007
- 8Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jan 2008 → Jul 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212523-99 | Drill | Moran Exploration, Inc. | Sep 14, 1983 | Sep 15, 1983 | — | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-6680 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,624 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,336 | -1,712 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 4,847 | -2,223 |
| SpraberryMIDDLE SPRABERRY | 5,312 | -2,688 |
| Jo MillJO-MILL | 5,925 | -3,301 |
| Dean | 6,270 | -3,646 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,196 | 5,564 | Perforated |
| 5,604 | 6,178 | Perforated |
| 6,267 | 6,407 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 775 | 12.25 | 325 S |
| 4.5 | 6,493 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 5, 1984 | Oct 4, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-235-32149 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-32149 → 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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