TEXAS · WELLS · IRION COUNTY · ELTA MURPHEY '52' LEASE · API 42-235-35573 · DISTRICT 6E
Elta Murphey 52 #3H
Irion County · Lin (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Horizontal
Elta Murphey 52 #3H (API 42-235-35573) is a horizontal well in Irion County operated by Permian Resources Operating LLC, completed April 13, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 1, 2013, permitted to 6,657 ft.
It was permitted by Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd. and has since transferred to Permian Resources Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Andres, Spraberry, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 339K barrels of oil and 4.78M mcf of gas since April 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permian Resources Operating LLC
Permitted by Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 25, 2025
- Permits on file
- 608
- Phone
- (432) 695-4222
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Permian Resources Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Permian Resources Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Oct 1, 2013 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 1, 2013
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 2014
- completed
- 339K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.78M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 2014
- 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elta Murphey '52' O-9-18526 | Lin (Wolfcamp) | Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 2 | 339K | 4.78M | Apr 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 299,769 · prior 12 354,212(-15%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,935 · prior 12 5,527(-29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.Apr 2014 → Mar 2017
- 2Tracker Resource Dev III, LLCApr 2017 → Jul 2021
- 3Earthstone Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Oct 2023
- 4Permian Resources Operating, LLCNov 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 770338-99 | Drill | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | Sep 19, 2013 | Oct 1, 2013 | Nov 4, 2013 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2014 | Elta Murphey 52 O-9-18526 | Lin (Wolfcamp) | Permian Resources Operating LLC | Producing | 6,657 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,552 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 2,113 | 439 |
| Spraberry | 4,772 | -2,220 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,430 | -3,878 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,142 | 16,726 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 872 | 17.5 | 1,120 S |
| 9.625 | 7,071 | 12.25 | 1,550 S |
| 5.5 | 16,862 | 8.75 | 2,790 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 | Jul 28, 2014 | May 14, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-235-35573 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-35573 → 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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