WELL · 42-467-31186 · DISTRICT 5
Morton Salt #8
Van Zandt County · Grand Saline field · Brine Mining · Vertical
Morton Salt #8 (API 42-467-31186) is a well in Van Zandt County operated by Morton Salt Inc., completed September 11, 2025 and listed as brine mining on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 13, 2025, permitted to 7,100 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Wilcox, Top Of Salt, Austin Chalk, Nacatoch.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit; TexNet located 0 M2+ earthquakes within 10 km over the last two years.
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.May 13, 2025 |
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 13, 2025
- last permit issued
- Sep 11, 2025
- 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
- Sep 11, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.671205, -95.699947
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Van Zandt County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907797-98 | Drill | Morton Salt, Inc. | Aug 27, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | Aug 8, 2025 | 7,100 |
| 907797-99 | Drill | Morton Salt, Inc. | May 6, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3289 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 366 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 70 | 296 |
| Top of Salt | 183 | 183 |
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Nacatoch | — | — |
| Paluxy | — | — |
| Pecan Gap | — | — |
| Rodessa | — | — |
| Smackover | — | — |
| Sub-Clarksville | — | — |
| Woodbine | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 385 | 22 | 324 S |
| 13.375 | 3,550 | 17.5 | 2,000 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 21, 2026 | Oct 20, 2025 | — |
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 42-467-31186 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-31186 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Richey, Marilyn42-467-30155
6.0 KM · Wtxr Operating (Texas), Inc. · Section with this well →
| Massive Anhydrite (marker) | 7,905 | -7,490 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker) | 8,088 | -7,673 |
| Rodessa | 8,194 | -7,779 |
| Rodessa | 8,253 | -7,838 |
North Grand Saline42-467-31183
9.9 KM · Mud Creek Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 1,640 | -1,283 |
| Pecan Gap | 2,210 | -1,853 |
| Austin Chalk | 3,554 | -3,197 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 3,870 | -3,513 |
| Woodbine | 4,402 | -4,045 |
| Paluxy | 6,380 | -6,023 |
| Rodessa | 8,060 | -7,703 |
| Smackover | — |
Presswood (Travis Peak) Unit42-467-30044
13.3 KM · S N D Energy Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 1,200 | |
| Pecan Gap | 1,800 | |
| Austin Chalk | 2,780 | |
| Sub-Clarksville | 3,024 | |
| Woodbine | 3,285 | |
| Paluxy | 4,920 | |
| Rodessa | 6,270 | |
| Smackover | — |
Rowan42-467-30715
13.5 KM · Teco Operating Company · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 800 | -295 |
| Pecan Gap | 1,887 | -1,382 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,902 | -2,397 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 3,100 | -2,595 |
| Woodbine | 3,460 | -2,955 |
| Paluxy | 4,940 | -4,435 |
| Glen Rose | 5,194 | -4,689 |
| Rodessa | 6,270 | -5,765 |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Alba/Southeast Fault Block/Unit42-499-00122
14.4 KM · Basa Resources, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wilcox | 625 | -176 |
| Austin Chalk | 3,950 | -3,501 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 4,172 | -3,723 |
Brawner, L.M. 1042-467-30994
14.5 KM · Union Oil Company of California · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 2,450 | -1,974 |
| Woodbine | 2,792 | -2,316 |
| Paluxy | 4,206 | -3,730 |
| Upr. Carlisle | 4,813 | -4,337 |
| Upper Carlisle | 4,813 | -4,337 |
| Carlisle | 4,836 | -4,360 |
| James Lime | 4,950 | -4,474 |
| Pettit | 5,221 | -4,745 |
Swain, W. F. 942-467-30983
14.7 KM · Union Oil Company of California · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 2,520 | -2,050 |
| Rodessa | 4,656 | -4,186 |
| Upr. Carlisle | 4,816 | -4,346 |
| Upper Carlisle | 4,816 | -4,346 |
| Carlisle | 4,858 | -4,388 |
| James Lime | 4,980 | -4,510 |
| Pettit | 5,246 | -4,776 |
Crim, J. F. 1642-467-31004
14.8 KM · Union Oil Company of California · Section with this well →
| Woodbine | 2,876 | -2,394 |
| Rodessa | 4,721 | -4,239 |
| Carlisle | 4,830 | -4,348 |
| James Lime | 4,910 | -4,428 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000127296 | UIC Permit | Active | 25,000 | 730 | 3,750–7,000 |
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 0
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- —
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →
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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