WELL · 42-317-33397 · DISTRICT 8
Orson Dr. -A- #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Orson DR. -A- #1 (API 42-317-33397) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged June 15, 2023, last operated by Mule Kick Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 12, 1986, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Carlow Corp. and has since transferred to Mule Kick Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 293K barrels of oil and 465K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Carlow Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 17, 2025
- Phone
- (972) 207-9437
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mule Kick Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Mule Kick Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Carlow Corp.Nov 12, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1986
- last permit issued
- Mar 28, 2017
- completed
- 293K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 465K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 28, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 15, 2023
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orson, Dr. -A- O-10-31028 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Mule Kick Operating LLC | 4 | 293K | 465K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,823 · prior 12 5,125(-45%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,161 · prior 12 562(+107%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Carlow Corp.Jan 1993 → Aug 2007
- 2Legacy Reserves Operating LPSep 2007 → Apr 2024
- 3Hibernia Resources IV, LLCMay 2024 → May 2025
- 4Mule Kick Operating LLCJun 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323025-99 | Drill | Carlow Corp. | Nov 12, 1986 | Nov 12, 1986 | Nov 22, 1986 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31028 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,814 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,900 | 914 |
| Yates | 2,755 | 59 |
| Queen | 3,418 | -604 |
| Grayburg | 3,917 | -1,103 |
| San Andres | 4,400 | -1,586 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,422 | -2,608 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,550 | -3,736 |
| Spraberry | 7,860 | -5,046 |
| Jo Mill | 8,670 | -5,856 |
| Dean | 9,182 | -6,368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,865 | 8,277 | Perforated |
| 7,865 | 9,535 | Perforated |
| 8,370 | 9,016 | Perforated |
| 9,127 | 9,413 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 345 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,430 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 4.5 | 9,630 | 7.875 | 1,250 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 12, 2017 | May 25, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1987 | Jan 20, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 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 42-317-33397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-33397 → 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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