TEXAS · WELLS · MADISON COUNTY · API 42-313-30444 · DISTRICT 03
Moss-Malone #3
Madison County · Madisonville S. (Dexter 9250) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Moss-Malone #3 (API 42-313-30444) is a permitted well in Madison County filed by Marshall Expl. Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1984, permitted to 9,750 ft.
It was permitted by Marshall Expl. Inc. and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including T/Austin Chalk, B/Austin Chalk, Lewisville, Dexter.
Its 2 leases have reported 19.6K barrels of oil and 252K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marshall Expl. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contango Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.through Aug 2019 |
| Latest permit | Marshall Expl. Inc.Feb 8, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,750
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 19.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 252K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss-Malone G-3-197255 | Madisonville, S. (Dexter 9250) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 43.3K | Jul 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Moss-Malone O-3-17298 | Madisonville, S. (Dexter 9250) | Contango Resources, LLC | 3 | 19.6K | 208K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2022 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Sikes Operating, Inc.Sep 1993 → Jul 1995
- 3Westco Producing CompanyAug 1995 → Aug 1997
- 4Westco Oil CompanySep 1997 → Aug 1998
- 5Setex Oil and Gas CompanySep 1998 → Sep 2005
- 6Crimson Exploration Inc.Oct 2005 → Apr 2006
- 7Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.May 2006 → Aug 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228703-99 | Recompletion | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Feb 6, 1984 | Feb 8, 1984 | — | 9,750 |
| 194755-99 | Drill | Marshall Expl. Inc. | May 12, 1983 | May 12, 1983 | — | 9,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moss-Malone G-3-197255 | Madisonville S. (Dexter 9250) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2019 | 9,750 |
| Jan 25, 1984 | Moss-Malone O-3-17298 | Madisonville S. (Dexter 9250) | Contango Resources LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jun 14, 1983 | Moss-Malone O-3-16820 | Madisonville NE (Georgetown) | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jun 14, 1983 | Moss-Malone A O-3-16653 | Madisonville (Georgetown) | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 245 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Austin Chalk | 8,150 | -7,905 |
| B/Austin Chalk | 8,456 | -8,211 |
| Lewisville | 8,686 | -8,441 |
| Dexter | 8,973 | -8,728 |
| Buda | 9,284 | -9,039 |
| Georgetown | 9,344 | -9,099 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,014 | 9,018 | Perforated |
| 9,224 | 9,228 | Perforated |
| 9,233 | 9,238 | Perforated |
| 9,240 | 9,244 | Perforated |
| 9,421 | 9,456 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,066 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 2.875 | 8,352 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,750 | 7.875 | 550 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 12, 2003 | Aug 29, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1984 | Feb 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1984 | Feb 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 14, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 22, 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 42-313-30444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-313-30444 → 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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