TEXAS · WELLS · KARNES COUNTY · API 42-255-34656 · DISTRICT 02
Murphy-Sinclair Unit #503H
Karnes County · Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) field · Producing · Horizontal
Murphy-Sinclair Unit #503H (API 42-255-34656) is a horizontal well in Karnes County operated by Marathon Oil EF LLC, completed November 4, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 1, 2015, permitted to 12,496 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Queen City, Reklaw.
Its 2 leases have reported 258K barrels of oil and 1.58M mcf of gas since May 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,191
- Phone
- (832) 486-2737
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil EF LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil EF LLCJul 1, 2015 |
- 12,496
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 1, 2015
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 2016
- completed
- 258K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy-Sinclair Unit G-2-281554 | Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 1 | 0 | 699K | Nov 2016 – Jul 2026 |
| Murphy-Sinclair Unit O-2-11140 | Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 5 | 258K | 879K | May 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 60,380 · prior 12 9,279(+551%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,392 · prior 12 2,401(+83%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil EF LLCJun 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 807882-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Jun 26, 2015 | Jul 1, 2015 | Oct 13, 2016 | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2016 | Murphy-Sinclair Unit G-2-281554 | Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Producing | 12,496 |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Murphy-Sinclair Unit O-2-11140 | Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 381 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 1,500 | -1,119 |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 1,854 | -1,473 |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 2,065 | -1,684 |
| Queen City | 4,186 | -3,805 |
| Queen City | 4,397 | -4,016 |
| Reklaw | 4,483 | -4,102 |
| Reklaw | 4,861 | -4,480 |
| Carrizo | 5,153 | -4,772 |
| Carrizo | 5,364 | -4,983 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 6,477 | -6,096 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 6,688 | -6,307 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 12,124 | -11,743 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 12,181 | -11,800 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,684 | 18,199 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,783 | 12.25 | 1,815 S |
| 5.5 | 18,300 | 8.5 | 3,412 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 28, 2016 | Dec 16, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2016 | Jul 21, 2016 | 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 42-255-34656 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-34656 → 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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