TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MORALES GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-35909 · DISTRICT 04
Morales Gas Unit #2
Zapata County · Falcon Lake E. (Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Morales Gas Unit #2 (API 42-505-35909) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 5, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 18, 2007, permitted to 13,450 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 9 barrels of oil and 810K mcf of gas since September 2007, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 18, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 2007
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 2008
- completed
- 9
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 810K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2007 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morales Gas Unit G-4-231974 | Falcon Lake, E. (Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 9 | 810K | Sep 2007 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,246 · prior 12 2,617(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2007 → Jul 2014
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640241-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 5, 2007 | Jun 18, 2007 | Jul 20, 2007 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2008 | Morales Gas Unit G-4-231974 | Falcon Lake E. (Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 13,450 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 351 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,650 | -2,299 |
| WilcoxUPPER WILCOX | 6,450 | -6,099 |
| WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX | 11,490 | -11,139 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,678 | 12,866 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,013 | 17.5 | 731 S |
| 9.625 | 6,947 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 4.5 | 13,419 | 6 | 210 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 | Dec 23, 2008 | Oct 16, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 2008 | Oct 25, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 3, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-505-35909 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35909 → 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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