WELL · 42-467-31131 · DISTRICT 5
Morton Salt #6
Van Zandt County · Grand Saline field · Brine Mining · Vertical
Morton Salt #6 (API 42-467-31131) is a well in Van Zandt County operated by Morton Salt Inc., completed June 18, 2021 and listed as brine mining on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 20, 2010, permitted to 3,200 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Salt, Austin Chalk, Nacatoch, Paluxy.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Grand Saline, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file · (903) 962-3596
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Morton Salt Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Morton Salt, Inc.Dec 20, 2010 |
- 3,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jun 18, 2021
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 18, 2021
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Salt O-5-3289 | Grand Saline | Morton Salt, Inc. | 8 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 707208-99 | Drill | Morton Salt, Inc. | Dec 16, 2010 | Dec 20, 2010 | Dec 30, 2010 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3289 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Salt | 190 |
| Austin Chalk | — |
| Nacatoch | — |
| Paluxy | — |
| Pecan Gap | — |
| Rodessa | — |
| Smackover | — |
| Sub-Clarksville | — |
| Woodbine | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 940 | 3,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 50 | 24 | 130 S |
| 16 | 332 | 18.5 | 515 S |
| 10.75 | 1,624 | 14.75 | 911 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 6, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Nov 6, 2020 | Dec 21, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2012 | Jun 24, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-467-31131 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-31131 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000104398 | UIC Permit | Active | 18,000 | 544 | 1,624–1,900 |
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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