WELL · 42-361-30982 · DISTRICT 3

Moontower #1

Plugged

Orange County · Hartburg S. (Lower Hackberry) field  · Directional

Moontower #1 (API 42-361-30982) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged November 20, 2019, last operated by Square Mile Energy L.L.C..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 23, 2017, permitted to 8,650 ft.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Hackberry - Disposal, Opiela Sand - Disposal.

Operator of record

Square Mile Energy L.L.C.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 177 permits on file · (866) 639-6618

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleSquare Mile Energy L.L.C.
Production reportsSquare Mile Energy, L.L.C.through Oct 2019
Latest permitSquare Mile Energy, L.L.C.Oct 23, 2017
8,650
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Oct 23, 2017
last permit issued
Jan 16, 2019
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.51M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2018 THROUGH Nov 2019

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 16, 2019
Shut in
—
Plugged
Nov 20, 2019

Surface location

30.232038, -93.754213

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Orange County.

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Moontower G-3-284155Hartburg, S. (Lower Hackberry)Square Mile Energy, L.L.C.101.51MJan 2018 – Nov 2019

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.

  1. 1Square Mile Energy, L.L.C.Mar 2018 → Oct 2019

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
831996-99DrillSquare Mile Energy, L.L.C.Oct 13, 2017Oct 23, 2017Nov 30, 20178,650

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-284155————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 45 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL5,000-4,955
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL5,950-5,905
Hackberry - Disposal7,825-7,780
Opiela Sand - Disposal——
YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,9367,950Perforated
8,0058,008Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.752,50513.54,207 S
7.6257,6169.875800 S
4.58,1996.75218 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 23, 2019Mar 5, 2019—
00Jun 22, 2018Mar 9, 2018Yes

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Claybar Unit42-351-30921

1.9 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Het - Disposal5,514-5,460
Frio5,750-5,696
Nodosaria - Disposal7,513-7,459
Vicksburg—
Austin Chalk—
Miocene (undifferentiated)—
Wilcox—

HLR42-351-30928

2.0 KM · Cimarron Engineering, LLC · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)3,270-3,241
Het - Disposal4,680-4,651
Frio5,230-5,201
Vicksburg5,740-5,711
Nodosaria - Disposal7,820-7,791
Wilcox—
Austin Chalk—

Emerald42-361-30992

2.3 KM · Cimarron Engineering, LLC · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)4,718-4,689
Frio5,328-5,299
Hackberry - Disposal5,827-5,798
Opiela Sand - Disposal6,103-6,074
Yegua6,521-6,492

Powell Lumber Company K42-361-30570

2.9 KM · IP Petroleum Company, Inc. · Section with this well →

Frio7,185-7,164
Hackberry8,532-8,511
Hackberry - Disposal8,672-8,651
Miocene (undifferentiated)—
Opiela Sand - Disposal—
Yegua—

Nicholas42-351-30831

4.5 KM · Samson Lone Star, LLC · Section with this well →

Frio5,610-5,579
Hackberry7,500-7,469
Cockfield10,550-10,519
Cockfied10,550-10,519
Yegua11,336-11,305

Hinrichs42-351-30918

4.8 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Het - Disposal5,330-5,297
Frio5,573-5,540
Nodosaria - Disposal7,575-7,542
Miocene (undifferentiated)—
Austin Chalk—
Wilcox—
Vicksburg—

Lost Creek42-361-30988

5.1 KM · Square Mile Energy, L.L.C. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)4,962-4,916
Frio5,882-5,836
Hackberry - Disposal8,438-8,392
Opiela Sand - Disposal—
Yegua—

Falcon42-351-30929

7.2 KM · Contour Expl and Prod, LLC · Section with this well →

Nodosaria - Disposal7,433-7,400
Het - Disposal—
Austin Chalk—
Frio—
Wilcox—
Vicksburg—
Miocene (undifferentiated)—

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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