WELL · 42-423-31478 · DISTRICT 6
Morby Gas Unit 1 #2
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Vertical
Morby Gas Unit 1 #2 (API 42-423-31478) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged January 5, 2022, last operated by Faulconer Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 19, 1996, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; 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 | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Aug 2018 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 19, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 699K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Dec 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 5, 2022
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-6-162546 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 699K | Feb 1997 – Dec 2021 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyFeb 1997 → Dec 1997
- 2Map Production Co., Inc.Jan 1998 → Feb 2007
- 3Ensight III Energy Mgmt, LLCMar 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Forest Oil CorporationMay 2008 → Mar 2015
- 5Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Aug 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455217-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Nov 15, 1996 | Nov 19, 1996 | Dec 2, 1996 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-162546 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 354 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 5,887 | -5,533 |
| Glen Rose | 6,168 | -5,814 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE OF MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,830 | -7,476 |
| Travis Peak | 8,675 | -8,321 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,250 | -9,896 |
| Bossier | 11,950 | -11,596 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,650 | 11,660 | Perforated |
| 11,650 | 11,864 | Perforated |
| 11,678 | 11,784 | Perforated |
| 11,710 | 11,720 | Perforated |
| 11,734 | 11,740 | Perforated |
| 11,796 | 11,806 | Perforated |
| 11,910 | 11,940 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,749 | 12.25 | 1,480 S |
| 4.5 | 12,062 | 7.875 | 1,860 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, 1997 | Apr 1, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-423-31478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31478 → 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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