WELL · 42-435-33230 · DISTRICT 7
Morriss Bros. Ranch D #78
Sutton County · Whitehead (Strawn) field · Vertical
Morriss Bros. Ranch D #78 (API 42-435-33230) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged June 6, 2001, last operated by Dreyfus Louis Natural Gas Corp.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 28, 1985, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Statex Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Dreyfus Louis Natural Gas Corp on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Canyon, Strawn.
Operator of record
Dreyfus Louis Natural Gas Corp
Permitted by Statex Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 17, 2000
- Permits on file
- 1,709
- Phone
- (405) 749-5263
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dreyfus Louis Natural Gas Corp |
| Production reports | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corpthrough Jun 1998 |
| Latest permit | Statex Petroleum Inc.Jan 28, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 27, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 102K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 27, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 6, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morriss Bros. Ranch "D" G-9-118136 | Whitehead (Strawn) | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | 1 | 0 | 102K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2001 |
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.
- 1Graham Royalty, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpNov 1993 → Jun 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265510-99 | Drill | Statex Petroleum Inc. | Jun 5, 1985 | Jan 28, 1985 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-118136 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,129 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 750 | 1,379 |
| CanyonCANYON SD SEC | 5,851 | -3,722 |
| StrawnSTRAWN LS | 8,565 | -6,436 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,567 | 8,695 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,350 | 12.25 | 535 S |
| 4.5 | 9,219 | 7.875 | 730 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 7, 1985 | Sep 16, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-435-33230 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-33230 → 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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