TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · MCMURRY "B" LEASE · API 42-317-37823 · DISTRICT 7B
McMurry B #16
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcmurry B #16 (API 42-317-37823) is a well in Martin County operated by Civitas Permian Operating LLC, completed October 10, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 18, 2012, permitted to 10,536 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Civitas Permian Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 734K barrels of oil and 1.13M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 21, 2025
- Permits on file
- 477
- Phone
- (303) 861-8140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Civitas Permian Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Civitas Permian Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyJun 18, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,536
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 2012
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 2012
- completed
- 734K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.13M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 2012
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMurry "B" O-10-23468 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Civitas Permian Operating, LLC | 18 | 734K | 1.13M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,133 · prior 12 7,703(-72%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,134 · prior 12 29,337(-65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hanley Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Concho Resources Inc.Mar 1999 → Jun 2001
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2001 → Jun 2002
- 4Merit Energy CompanyJul 2002 → Nov 2013
- 5Hunt Oil CompanyDec 2013 → Jul 2021
- 6Vencer Energy, LLCAug 2021 → Dec 2023
- 7Civitas Permian Operating, LLCJan 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740599-98 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Aug 14, 2012 | Jun 18, 2012 | Jul 3, 2012 | 11,500 |
| 740599-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | May 14, 2012 | Jun 18, 2012 | Jul 3, 2012 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2012 | McMurry B O-10-23468 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Civitas Permian Operating LLC | Producing | 10,536 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,614 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,910 | -4,296 |
| Strawn | 9,970 | -7,356 |
| Mississippian | 10,200 | -7,586 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,910 | 10,330 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 290 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,805 | 11 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 10,519 | 7.875 | 950 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 8, 2013 | Oct 29, 2012 | 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 42-317-37823 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-37823 → 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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