WELL · 42-341-31983 · DISTRICT 10
Morton #8A
Moore County · Panhandle Moore County Field field · Vertical
Morton #8A (API 42-341-31983) is a plugged well in Moore County, plugged February 21, 2007, last operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 10, 1987, permitted to 3,700 ft.
It was permitted by Lyco Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, White Dolomite, Moore County Lime.
Its lease has reported 44.2K barrels of oil and 102K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lyco Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 382 permits on file · (940) 232-5537
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Mar 2002 |
| Latest permit | Lyco Energy CorporationApr 10, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 20, 1987
- completed
- 44.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 102K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 21, 2007
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton O-14-6380 | Panhandle Moore County Field | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 6 | 44.2K | 102K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Lyco Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1999
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 1999 → Mar 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328822-99 | Drill | Lyco Energy Corporation | Apr 9, 1987 | Apr 10, 1987 | — | 3,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-6380 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,608 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 3,024 | 584 |
| White Dolomite | 3,160 | 448 |
| Moore County Lime | 3,326 | 282 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,105 | 3,298 | Perforated |
| 3,105 | 3,460 | Perforated |
| 3,380 | 3,460 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,676 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 5.5 | 3,639 | 7.875 | 180 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 | Apr 29, 1994 | Feb 24, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1987 | Jun 8, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 18, 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 42-341-31983 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-341-31983 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 391K
- bbl, all reported
- Jul 2006
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000079441 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Mar 8, 2007 | 1,400 | 0 | 3,380–3,460 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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