WELL · 42-357-31511 · DISTRICT 10
Murphy #2
Ochiltree County · Crest (Des Moines) field · Vertical
Murphy #2 (API 42-357-31511) is a well in Ochiltree County operated by Apache Corporation, completed May 21, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 14, 1984, permitted to 7,700 ft.
It was permitted by May Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Base Heebner, U. Douglas, Kansas City, Cleveland.
Its 2 leases have reported 14.7K barrels of oil and 33.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by May Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Wildhorse Operating Companythrough Mar 2019 |
| Latest permit | May Petroleum, Inc.Mar 14, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1984
- completed
- 14.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy O-14-9250 | Allen-Parker (Marmaton) | Wildhorse Operating Company | 1 | 874 | 3.87K | Mar 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Murphy O-14-5613 | Crest (Des Moines) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 13.8K | 30.1K | Jan 1993 – May 2015 |
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.
- 1Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2Wildhorse Operating CompanyJul 2001 → Jul 2018
- 3Strand Energy, L.C.Aug 2008 → Mar 2012
- 4Apache CorporationApr 2012 → Sep 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233469-99 | Drill | May Petroleum, Inc. | Feb 2, 1984 | Mar 14, 1984 | Apr 14, 1984 | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-5613 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-9250 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,889 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Heebner | 5,510 | -2,621 |
| U. Douglas | 5,771 | -2,882 |
| Kansas City | 6,379 | -3,490 |
| Cleveland | 6,897 | -4,008 |
| Marmaton | 6,994 | -4,105 |
| Marmaton | 7,117 | -4,228 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,994 | 7,033 | Perforated |
| 7,162 | 7,270 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.25 | 1,420 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 8.625 | 1,420 | 12.25 | 750 sx |
| 5.5 | 7,692 | 7.875 | 301 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 14, 2015 | Dec 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 19, 1984 | Dec 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1984 | Jun 22, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1984 | Jun 22, 1984 | — |
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 42-357-31511 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-357-31511 → 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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