TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MORGENSTERN LEASE · API 42-505-33326 · DISTRICT 04
Morgenstern #3
Zapata County · Lopeno NE. (Wilcox 11000) field · Directional
Morgenstern #3 (API 42-505-33326) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged November 2, 2009, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 13,100 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 3.72M mcf of gas since September 1995, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,354
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Jul 1999 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyApr 25, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.72M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH Jul 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 2, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgenstern G-4-156337 | Lopeno, NE. (Wilcox 11000) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.72M | Sep 1995 – Jul 1999 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanySep 1995 → Jul 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447479-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 25, 1996 | Apr 25, 1996 | Dec 23, 1995 | 11,300 |
| 437617-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Sep 12, 1995 | Jul 7, 1995 | Jul 17, 1995 | 13,100 |
| 437617-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jul 7, 1995 | Jul 7, 1995 | — | 13,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Morgenstern G-4-156337 | Lopeno NE. (Wilcox 11000) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 397 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,324 | -2,927 |
| Wilcox | 7,886 | -7,489 |
| Wills PointWILLS POINT --- NOT REACHED | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,102 | 9,106 | Perforated |
| 9,750 | 9,790 | Perforated |
| 10,188 | 10,288 | Perforated |
| 10,228 | 10,280 | Perforated |
| 11,021 | 11,052 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 710 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 7 | 7,019 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 2.875 | 11,292 | 4.125 | 320 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 25, 2004 | Apr 5, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 2004 | Mar 2, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Oct 27, 2003 | Oct 3, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1996 | Apr 30, 1996 | — |
| 00 | May 29, 1996 | Apr 10, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1996 | Jan 25, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1996 | Oct 9, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1996 | Sep 18, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1996 | Jan 8, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-505-33326 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33326 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for 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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