WELL · 42-321-31757 · DISTRICT 3
Moore Unit #1
Matagorda County · Bay City East (10300 Frio) field · Vertical
Moore Unit #1 (API 42-321-31757) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged July 27, 2009, last operated by Gel Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 4, 1998, permitted to 10,900 ft.
It was permitted by Columbus Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Gel Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Bay City, Hardy Horn.
Operator of record
Permitted by Columbus Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Bay City, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 12 permits on file · (832) 788-3372
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gel Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | F.I.G. Energy, LLCthrough Aug 2006 |
| Latest permit | Columbus Energy Corp.Mar 4, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 858K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Dec 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 27, 2009
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Unit G-3-168782 | Bay City, East (10300 Frio) | Gel Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 858K | Apr 1998 – Dec 2009 |
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.
- 1Columbus Energy Corp.Apr 1998 → Jul 2002
- 2F.I.G. Energy, LLCAug 2002 → Aug 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474036-98 | Drill | Columbus Energy Corp. | Jun 1, 1998 | Mar 4, 1998 | Mar 23, 1998 | 10,650 |
| 474036-99 | Drill | Columbus Energy Corp. | Mar 4, 1998 | Mar 4, 1998 | — | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-168782 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 49 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 7,670 | -7,621 |
| Bay City | 9,902 | -9,853 |
| Hardy Horn | 10,324 | -10,275 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,247 | 10,258 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,722 | 12.25 | 645 S |
| 5.5 | 10,650 | 8.75 | 755 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 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jun 17, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-321-31757 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31757 → 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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