WELL · 42-433-31817 · DISTRICT 7
Murphy A #3
Stonewall County · Smuggler (Tannehill) field · Vertical
Murphy A #3 (API 42-433-31817) is a plugged well in Stonewall County, plugged February 1, 2004, last operated by Sauder Management Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 22, 1984, permitted to 3,550 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Dothan Lime, Noodle Creek Lime, Stock Weather.
Its lease has reported 25.9K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2006. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 14, 2023
- Permits on file
- 242
- Phone
- (940) 723-8125
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sauder Management Company |
| Production reports | Sauder Management Companythrough Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Sauder Management CompanyMar 22, 1984 |
- 3,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 1984
- completed
- 25.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 2004
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy "A" O-8-20924 | Smuggler (Tannehill) | Sauder Management Company | 3 | 25.9K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2006 |
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.
- 1Sauder Management CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233248-99 | Drill | Sauder Management Company | Jul 30, 1984 | Mar 22, 1984 | Jun 19, 1984 | 3,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-20924 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,730 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 2,802 | -1,072 |
| Dothan Lime | 3,157 | -1,427 |
| Noodle Creek Lime | 3,276 | -1,546 |
| Stock Weather | 3,392 | -1,662 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL SAND | 3,448 | -1,718 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,448 | 3,453 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 295 | 12.25 | 290 sx |
| 4.5 | 3,560 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Sep 5, 1984 | Jul 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1984 | Jul 27, 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 42-433-31817 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-433-31817 → 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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