TEXAS · WELLS · STONEWALL COUNTY · MURPHY LEASE · API 42-433-31841 · DISTRICT 6E
Murphy #2159
Stonewall County · Smuggler (Tannehill) field · Vertical
Murphy #2159 (API 42-433-31841) is a plugged well in Stonewall County, plugged February 3, 2004, last operated by Sauder Management Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 16, 1984, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Diamond Shamrock Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Sauder Management Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Dothan, Stockweather, Tannehill.
Its lease has reported 8.75K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2006.
Operator of record
Permitted by Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 Dec 1999 |
| Latest permit | Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co.May 16, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1984
- completed
- 8.75K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 3, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy O-8-21468 | Smuggler (Tannehill) | Sauder Management Company | 1 | 8.75K | 19 | 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.
- 1Southwest Royalties, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2TS & T Drilling, Inc.May 1993 → Aug 1994
- 3Sauder Management CompanySep 1994 → Dec 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239036-99 | Drill | Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co. | Aug 10, 1984 | May 16, 1984 | Jun 7, 1984 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1984 | Murphy O-8-21468 | Smuggler (Tannehill) | Sauder Management Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,703 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 2,874 | -1,171 |
| Dothan | 3,204 | -1,501 |
| Stockweather | 3,380 | -1,677 |
| Tannehill | 3,418 | -1,715 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,437 | 3,441 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 291 | 12.25 | 250 sx |
| 5.5 | 3,502 | 7.875 | 200 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 19, 1984 | Aug 8, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1984 | Aug 8, 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 42-433-31841 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-433-31841 → 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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