WELL · 42-353-31263 · DISTRICT 7

Morris J. C. Est. #2

Plugged

Nolan County · Thanksgiving (Ellenburger) field · Vertical

Morris J. C. Est. #2 (API 42-353-31263) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged July 21, 1988, last operated by Rio Operating Company.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 1982, permitted to 6,600 ft.

It was permitted by Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Rio Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Saddle Creek, Cisco, Black Shale.

Operator of record

Rio Operating Company

Permitted by Vaughn Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Caddo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 5, 1992 · 2 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Rio Operating Company
Production reports	none
Latest permit	Vaughn Petroleum, Inc.Feb 11, 1982

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

6,600: total depth, ft
1: permits on file
Feb 11, 1982: last permit issued
Aug 20, 1983: completed
—: cumulative oil, bbl
—: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Aug 20, 1983
Shut in: —
Plugged: Jul 21, 1988

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.

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
151380-99	Drill	Vaughn Petroleum, Inc.	Feb 11, 1982	Feb 11, 1982	Feb 11, 1982	6,600

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,201 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Coleman JunctionBASE COLEMAN JUNCTION	3,076	-875
Saddle Creek	3,624	-1,423
CiscoCISCO REEF	4,126	-1,925
Black Shale	5,587	-3,386
Top of Black Shale	5,587	-3,386
Odom	6,047	-3,846
Caddo	6,266	-4,065
EllenburgerELLENBERGER	6,375	-4,174
Ellenburger	6,375	-4,174

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
4,178	4,184	Perforated
4,362	4,366	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
8.625	210	12.25	190 S
8.625	211	12.25	190 S
4.5	6,530	7.875	700 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Oct 21, 1985	May 7, 1985	—
Feb 8, 1984	Sep 1, 1983	—
Feb 6, 1984	Sep 1, 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 42-353-31263 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-353-31263 → 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

39.3K: bbl, last 12 reported months
122K: bbl, all reported
Apr 1985: reported through

UIC	Kind	Status	Permitted bbl/d	Max psi	Zone ft
000048342	W-14 Disposal	Plugged Sep 20, 1988	400	200	4,178–4,366

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 14 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 119,460

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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