WELL · 42-467-31040 · DISTRICT 5
Murphree 31 #16
Van Zandt County · Van (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Murphree 31 #16 (API 42-467-31040) is a plugged horizontal well in Van Zandt County, plugged November 14, 2013, last operated by Basa Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 5, 2000, permitted to 2,650 ft.
It was permitted by Union Oil Company Of California and has since transferred to Basa Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Pecan Gap.
Its lease has reported 140K barrels of oil and 252K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Oil Company of California; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 12, 2026
- Permits on file
- 472
- Phone
- (214) 580-5206
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Basa Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaMay 5, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 5, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 2000
- completed
- 140K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 252K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 14, 2013
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphree 31 O-5-3235 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 4 | 140K | 252K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 957 · prior 12 293(+227%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,987 · prior 12 658(+202%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Dec 2018
- 2Basa Resources, Inc.May 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494783-99 | Drill | Union Oil Company of California | May 5, 2000 | May 5, 2000 | Jun 7, 2000 | 2,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2000 | Murphree 31 O-5-3235 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Basa Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 514 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 1,750 | -1,236 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,455 | 3,478 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 446 | 12.25 | 195 S |
| 7 | 2,737 | 8.75 | 425 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 7, 2000 | Jul 13, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-467-31040 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-31040 → 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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