WELL · 42-435-33280 · DISTRICT 7
Morriss Bros. Ranch J #117
Sutton County · Whitehead (Strawn) field · Vertical
Morriss Bros. Ranch J #117 (API 42-435-33280) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged August 26, 2014, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 5, 1985, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Statex Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Canyon, Top Stray Sand, Strawn.
Operator of record
Permitted by Statex Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Incthrough Jul 2007 |
| Latest permit | Statex Petroleum Inc.Nov 5, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 75.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 26, 2014
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 "J" G-9-119609 | Whitehead (Strawn) | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | 1 | 0 | 75.9K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2014 |
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 → Nov 2001
- 3Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Jul 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289391-99 | Drill | Statex Petroleum Inc. | Nov 5, 1985 | Nov 5, 1985 | — | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-119609 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,198 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 864 | 1,334 |
| CanyonTOP CANYON | 6,420 | -4,222 |
| Top Stray Sand | 7,707 | -5,509 |
| StrawnTOP STRAWN LIME | 8,576 | -6,378 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,582 | 9,030 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,304 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 9,171 | 7.875 | 925 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 | Jan 28, 1986 | Jan 13, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-435-33280 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-33280 → 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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