WELL · 42-427-33698 · DISTRICT 4
Murch B. L. #26
Starr County · Bloomberg (Frio 4600) field · Injection · Vertical
Murch B. L. #26 (API 42-427-33698) is a well in Starr County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed March 31, 2016 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 2003, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Headington Oil Company, L.P. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Sullivan.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 19.8K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through January 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Headington Oil Company, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 46 permits on file · (337) 332-1726
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.through Aug 2015 |
| Latest permit | Headington Oil Company, L.P.Dec 31, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murch, B. L. G-4-201178 | Bloomberg (Frio 4600) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.14K | Mar 2004 – 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.
- 1Headington Oil Company, L.P.Mar 2004 → Mar 2004
- 2Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Aug 2015 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540275-99 | Drill | Headington Oil Company, L.P. | Dec 31, 2003 | Dec 31, 2003 | Jan 1, 2004 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-201178 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,140 | 3,150 | Perforated |
| 3,182 | 3,186 | Perforated |
| 3,191 | 3,198 | Perforated |
| 3,208 | 3,212 | Perforated |
| 3,250 | 3,258 | Perforated |
| 3,274 | 3,284 | Perforated |
| 3,828 | 3,846 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 505 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 8.625 | 506 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 5.5 | 4,650 | 7.875 | 390 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 | Oct 29, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Nov 28, 2012 | Apr 20, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jul 6, 2004 | May 5, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 26, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-427-33698 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33698 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 19.8K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 318K
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000094109 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 750 | 1,550 | 3,100–3,846 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 19,750 · prior 12 13,346(+48%)
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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