WELL · 42-235-32589 · DISTRICT 7
Murphey #2
Irion County · Baker Ranch (Canyon) field · Vertical
Murphey #2 (API 42-235-32589) is a plugged well in Irion County, plugged January 28, 2013, last operated by J & J Well Service Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1985, permitted to 7,300 ft.
It was permitted by Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to J & J Well Service Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including San Angelo, Clear Fork, Leonard, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 10.2K barrels of oil and 145K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Angelo, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2013
- Permits on file
- 4
- Phone
- (325) 949-4856
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | J & J Well Service, Inc.through Sep 2010 |
| Latest permit | Verdad Oil & Gas CorporationNov 26, 1985 |
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 26, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1986
- completed
- 10.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 145K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2013
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphey O-9-11517 | Baker Ranch (Canyon) | J & J Well Service, Inc. | 3 | 10.2K | 145K | Jan 1993 – Jul 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.
- 1Verdad Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293459-99 | Drill | Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 1, 1985 | Nov 26, 1985 | — | 7,300 |
| 275934-99 | Drill | Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 11, 1985 | May 22, 1985 | — | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1986 | Murphey O-9-11517 | Baker Ranch (Canyon) | J & J Well Service Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,479 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AngeloBASE SAN ANGELO | 2,240 | 239 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,450 | -971 |
| Leonard | 4,450 | -1,971 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,850 | -2,371 |
| WolfcampBASE WOLFCAMP | 6,750 | -4,271 |
| CanyonCANYON SAND | 6,985 | -4,506 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,997 | 7,021 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,279 | 11 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 7,206 | 7.875 | 330 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 | Feb 10, 1986 | Jan 29, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-235-32589 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-32589 → 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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