TEXAS · WELLS · SMITH COUNTY · MORBY GAS UNIT 1 LEASE · API 42-423-30737 · DISTRICT 06
Morby Gas Unit 1 #1
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Morby Gas Unit 1 #1 (API 42-423-30737) is a well in Smith County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed March 22, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1984, permitted to 11,900 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Base Mass Anhy., James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXO Production Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Riviera Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2019 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Apr 19, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 522K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 1984
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morby Gas Unit 1 G-6-110167 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 522K | 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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 1996 → Oct 1997
- 3Map Production Co., Inc.Mar 1998 → Feb 2007
- 4Ensight III Energy Mgmt, LLCMar 2007 → Apr 2008
- 5Forest Oil CorporationMay 2008 → Mar 2015
- 6Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Sep 2017
- 7Linn Operating, LLCNov 2018 → Nov 2018
- 8Riviera Operating, LLCMay 2019 → Jun 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236422-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Apr 19, 1984 | Apr 19, 1984 | — | 11,900 |
| 224960-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Oct 20, 1983 | Dec 8, 1983 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1984 | Morby Gas Unit 1 G-6-110167 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Producing · shut in Oct 1, 2016 | 11,900 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 335 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Mass Anhy. | 7,595 | -7,260 |
| James LimeJAMES | 8,022 | -7,687 |
| Pettit | 8,242 | -7,907 |
| Travis Peak | 8,444 | -8,109 |
| Knowles Lime | 11,447 | -11,112 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SANDS | 11,480 | -11,145 |
| Bossier | 11,800 | -11,465 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,552 | 11,665 | Perforated |
| 11,708 | 11,756 | Perforated |
| 11,782 | 11,794 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 20 | 8 sx |
| 8.625 | 4,615 | 11 | 1,175 sx |
| 5.5 | 11,900 | 7.875 | 1,200 sx |
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 | May 8, 1984 | Apr 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1984 | Apr 17, 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 42-423-30737 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30737 → 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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