WELL · 42-237-35098 · DISTRICT 9
Murphy-Gibbs #2
Jack County · TJN (Strawn) field · Vertical
Murphy-Gibbs #2 (API 42-237-35098) is a well in Jack County operated by Five States Energy Company, completed March 28, 1984.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1992, permitted to 4,999 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Capps Lime, Buttram Sand, Bryson.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.8K barrels of oil and 43.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 2, 1995 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Five States Energy Company |
| Production reports | Quest Petroleum Companythrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Five States Energy CompanyJun 29, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 28, 1984
- completed
- 11.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 28, 1984
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, C. D. O-13-17106 | Bryson, East | Quest Petroleum Company | 2 | 11.8K | 43.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Murphy-Gibbs O-13-24177 | TJN (Strawn) | Five States Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 544 · prior 12 1,226(-56%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 164 · prior 12 212(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Five States Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2Greenville Operating CompanyNov 1995 → Feb 1996
- 3Five States Operating CompanyMar 1996 → May 2007
- 4Five States Operating Co, LLCApr 2008 → Dec 2010
- 5Pursley, JohnJan 2011 → Jul 2015
- 6Quest Petroleum CompanyAug 2015 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400159-99 | Recompletion | Five States Energy Company | Jun 22, 1992 | Jun 29, 1992 | Oct 6, 1992 | 3,600 |
| 226703-99 | Recompletion | Western Chief Oil & Gas Company | Jan 16, 1984 | Jan 18, 1984 | — | 4,986 |
| 191626-99 | Drill | Western Chief Oil & Gas Company | Apr 14, 1983 | Apr 14, 1983 | — | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-17106 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-24177 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,263 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 1,024 | 239 |
| Capps Lime | 1,720 | -457 |
| Buttram Sand | 2,162 | -899 |
| BrysonBRYSON SAND | 3,176 | -1,913 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SANDS | 4,005 | -2,742 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,509 | -3,246 |
| Conglomerate | 4,737 | -3,474 |
| Marble Falls | 4,975 | -3,712 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,261 | 3,266 | Perforated |
| 3,306 | 3,311 | Perforated |
| 4,098 | 4,106 | Perforated |
| 4,114 | 4,120 | Perforated |
| 4,182 | 4,188 | Perforated |
| 4,192 | 4,198 | Perforated |
| 4,200 | 4,204 | Perforated |
| 4,739 | 4,747 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 250 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 8.625 | 252 | — | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 4,986 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Dec 3, 1992 | Nov 13, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1992 | Apr 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 1984 | Apr 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1984 | Apr 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 1983 | — |
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 42-237-35098 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-35098 → 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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