TEXAS · WELLS · STEPHENS COUNTY · API 42-429-33413 · DISTRICT 6E
Morton J. B. #1
Stephens County · Ranger (Black Lime West) field · Vertical
Morton J. B. #1 (API 42-429-33413) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged August 21, 2013, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 12, 1982, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by North Ridge Corporation and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Black Lime, Duffer.
Its 2 leases have reported 478 barrels of oil and 79.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2025. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by North Ridge Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 29, 2014
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | North Ridge Corporationthrough May 2011 |
| Latest permit | North Ridge CorporationAug 12, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 1982
- last permit issued
- Oct 7, 1982
- completed
- 478
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 79.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 7, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2013
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton, J. B. G-8-174454 | Ranger (Black Lime West) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 0 | 43.7K | Sep 1999 – Mar 2025 |
| Morton, J. B. O-8-19070 | Ranger (Black Lime West) | North Ridge Corporation | 1 | 478 | 35.5K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2000 |
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.
- 1North Ridge CorporationJan 1993 → May 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169074-99 | Drill | North Ridge Corporation | Aug 12, 1982 | Aug 12, 1982 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 1982 | Morton J. B. G-8-174454 | Ranger (Black Lime West) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | — |
| Oct 7, 1982 | Morton J. B. O-8-19070 | Ranger (Black Lime West) | North Ridge Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,589 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,508 | 3,532 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 230 | 11 | 120 S |
| 2.375 | 3,550 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,995 | 7.875 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 3,996 | 7.875 | 200 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 20, 1999 | Sep 23, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 15, 1982 | — |
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 42-429-33413 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-33413 → 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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