WELL · 42-255-31616 · DISTRICT 2
Drees A-179 #1H
Karnes County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford) field · Horizontal
Drees A-179 #1H (API 42-255-31616) is a horizontal well in Karnes County operated by Murphy Expl. & Prod. CO. - USA, completed April 22, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued July 15, 2009, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Murphy Exploration & Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Murphy Expl. & Prod. CO. - USA on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Olmos, Austin Chalk, Eagnle Ford, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.26M barrels of oil and 5.21M mcf of gas since March 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA
Permitted by Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 1,458 permits on file · (888) 266-7093
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA |
| Production reports | Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USAthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Jul 15, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 2009
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 2010
- completed
- 3.26M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 2010
- 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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drees A-179 O-2-9617 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) | Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA | 14 | 3.1M | 5.07M | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Drees A-179 O-2-9458 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford) | Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA | 1 | 158K | 139K | Mar 2010 – Nov 2011 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 40,380 · prior 12 66,574(-39%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 222,269 · prior 12 141,645(+57%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Mar 2010 → Sep 2010
- 2Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USAOct 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683073-97 | Drill | Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co. | Jun 17, 2010 | Jul 15, 2009 | Aug 18, 2009 | 12,000 |
| 683073-98 | Drill | Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co. | Sep 30, 2009 | Jul 15, 2009 | Aug 18, 2009 | 12,000 |
| 683073-99 | Drill | Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co. | Jul 15, 2009 | Jul 15, 2009 | Nov 23, 2009 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-9458 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-9617 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 28 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 9,999 | -9,971 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,148 | -11,120 |
| Eagnle Ford | 11,480 | -11,452 |
| Buda | 11,692 | -11,664 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,437 | 17,126 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 727 | 14.75 | 655 S |
| 7.625 | 10,032 | 9.875 | 670 S |
| 5.5 | 17,340 | 6.75 | 647 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 | Oct 26, 2011 | Jul 13, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 2010 | Jul 13, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2010 | Apr 29, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 20, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-255-31616 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31616 → 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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