WELL · 42-301-30753 · DISTRICT 8
Murchison #1
Loving County · Pecos Bend (Olds) field · Vertical
Murchison #1 (API 42-301-30753) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged June 15, 2025, last operated by Cpx Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1997, permitted to 5,900 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing CO. and has since transferred to Cpx Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Delaware, Bell Canyon, Olds, Cherry Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 22.8K barrels of oil and 40.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2025. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pogo Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 11 permits on file · (888) 560-8210
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CPX Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | CP Exploration III Operating,llcthrough Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Pogo Producing Co.Apr 25, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 1987
- completed
- 22.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 15, 2025
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murchison O-10-31351 | Pecos Bend (Olds) | CPX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 7.25K | 26.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2025 |
| Murchison O-10-35308 | Hubbard (Cherry Canyon) | CPX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 15.5K | 14.4K | Mar 1997 – Jul 2025 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2008
- 2Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Feb 2008
- 3OXY USA Inc.Mar 2008 → Apr 2020
- 4CP Exploration III Operating,llcJun 2020 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461393-99 | Recompletion | Pogo Producing Co. | Apr 21, 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | Jan 28, 1997 | 5,242 |
| 331862-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Co. | Jun 22, 1987 | Jun 24, 1987 | — | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31351 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35308 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,703 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareDELAWARE LIMESTONE | 4,024 | -1,321 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,052 | -1,349 |
| Olds | 4,072 | -1,369 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,032 | -2,329 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,101 | 4,114 | Perforated |
| 5,131 | 5,144 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,210 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 5,242 | 7.875 | 470 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 | Jun 5, 1997 | Apr 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1987 | Aug 12, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-301-30753 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30753 → 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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