WELL · 42-467-00541 · DISTRICT 5
Murphree J. J. 31 #1
Van Zandt County · Van (Pecan Gap) field · Vertical
Murphree J. J. 31 #1 (API 42-467-00541) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged June 8, 2010, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 27, 2002, permitted to 2,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Van Shallow, Van Pecan Gap, Van Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 204K barrels of oil and 83.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Oil Company of California
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 2020
- Permits on file
- 2,336
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Oil Company of California |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaSep 27, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 2002
- last permit issued
- Sep 30, 2002
- completed
- 204K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 83.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 30, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 8, 2010
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphree, J. J. 31 O-5-1182 | Van | Basa Resources, Inc. | 3 | 202K | 82.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Murphree, J. J. 31 O-5-3743 | Van (Pecan Gap) | Union Oil Company of California | 1 | 1.49K | 1.44K | Oct 2002 – Aug 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,811 · prior 12 5,203(-8%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 498 · prior 12 665(-25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Dec 2020
- 2Basa Resources, Inc.Jan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524119-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Sep 27, 2002 | Sep 27, 2002 | Sep 28, 2002 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-1182 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-3743 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 493 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Van Shallow | 1,350 | -857 |
| Van Pecan Gap | 1,610 | -1,117 |
| Van Woodbine | 2,535 | -2,042 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,676 | 1,672 | Perforated |
| 1,720 | 1,742 | Perforated |
| 1,752 | 1,766 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 303 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 7 | 2,535 | 9.625 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 2,995 | 6.75 | 610 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 | Dec 2, 2002 | Nov 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-467-00541 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-00541 → 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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