TEXAS · WELLS · JIM WELLS COUNTY · MOORE KIMBROUGH LEASE · API 42-249-32274 · DISTRICT 04
Moore Kimbrough #1
Jim Wells County · Fred S (5000) field · Producing · Vertical
Moore Kimbrough #1 (API 42-249-32274) is a well in Jim Wells County operated by Sun Exploration Inc., completed September 4, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 19, 1996, permitted to 5,750 ft.
It was permitted by Enco Exploration Company and has since transferred to Sun Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 69K barrels of oil and 426K mcf of gas since September 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enco Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Alice, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 5, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (361) 664-8000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Sun Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Enco Exploration CompanyJul 19, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 4, 1996
- completed
- 69K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 426K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 4, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Kimbrough O-4-12607 | Fred's (5000) | Sun Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 69K | 426K | Sep 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 4,466(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 596 · prior 12 655(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enco Exploration CompanySep 1996 → Jan 2000
- 2Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc.Feb 2000 → Dec 2020
- 3Sun Exploration, Inc.Jan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450445-99 | Drill | Enco Exploration Company | Jul 17, 1996 | Jul 19, 1996 | Jul 31, 1996 | 5,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1996 | Moore Kimbrough O-4-12607 | Fred S (5000) | Sun Exploration Inc. | Producing | 5,750 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,986 | 5,002 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,134 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 4.5 | 5,595 | 7.875 | 775 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 14, 1996 | Sep 13, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-249-32274 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32274 → 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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