WELL · 42-427-32626 · DISTRICT 4
Murch B. L. #5
Starr County · Bloomberg West (5500) field · Vertical
Murch B. L. #5 (API 42-427-32626) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged December 8, 2003, last operated by Faulconer Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 7, 1993, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Headington Oil Company and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 101K barrels of oil and 253K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Headington Oil 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 | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Headington Oil CompanyOct 7, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 7, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 1994
- completed
- 101K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 253K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 8, 2003
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murch, B. L. O-4-8584 | Bloomberg, West (5500) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 4 | 101K | 253K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,344 · prior 12 1,829(-27%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,477 · prior 12 11,393(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hughes, Dan A. CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Headington Oil CompanyJul 1993 → Feb 1998
- 3Headington Oil Company, L.P.Sep 1999 → Mar 2008
- 4Headington Oil Company LLCApr 2008 → Oct 2014
- 5Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Nov 2014 → Dec 2021
- 6Faulconer Energy, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416755-99 | Drill | Headington Oil Company | Oct 5, 1993 | Oct 7, 1993 | Dec 5, 1993 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-8584 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,384 | 5,396 | Perforated |
| 5,407 | 5,430 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 510 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 5,566 | 7.875 | 335 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 21, 1994 | Mar 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-427-32626 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32626 → 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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