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MORO CREEK

Moro Creek is a gas well in Dimmit County, Texas, operated by Verdun Oil & Gas LLC in the Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) field.

Gas well dossier

45,418mcf gas, last 12 months−30% vs prior year
RRC lease
01-265724

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Where it sits

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Dimmit CountyDimmitLa SalleZavalaFrioMaverickDimmit County
Dimmit County
Oil, last 12 months
5,143 bbl
Gas in Jul 2026
3,488 mcf

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  • Operator

    Operator changed: Verdun Oil & Gas LLC took over from Protege Energy III LLC in Oct 2024.

  • Buyer

    Buyer changed: VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC replaced PROTEGE ENERGY III LLC as the buyer of this lease's gas from gas wells on Oct 1, 2024.

SourceRailroad Commission production, P-5 and P-4 records, data through Jul 2026.

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Production by month

Gas output fell 30% over the last 12 months

  • Gas (bars)
  • Oil (line)
  • Last 12 months
Gas output fell 30% over the last 12 monthsMonthly gas production and oil for MORO CREEK, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Gas output fell 30% over the last 12 months. 45,418 mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 64,811 mcf in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 45,418 mcfmcf per monthbbl per month0010k2,50020k5,00030k7,50040k10kOct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Gas output fell 30% over the last 12 monthsMonthly gas production and oil for MORO CREEK, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Gas output fell 30% over the last 12 months. 45,418 mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 64,811 mcf in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsmcf per monthbbl per month0010k2,50020k5,00030k7,50040k10kJan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.

Where the gas went

83% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months

Flaring peaked at 6.7% of the gas in Jul 2026.

  • Transmission line (2)
  • Lease fuel (1)
  • Flared (4)
83% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 monthsShare of MORO CREEK gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. 83% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months. Flaring peaked at 6.7% of the gas in Jul 2026.Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Flared 6.7%Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
83% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 monthsShare of MORO CREEK gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. 83% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months. Flaring peaked at 6.7% of the gas in Jul 2026.Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Flared 6.7%Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.

  • Transmission line (2)

    83% · 37,751 mcf

  • Lease fuel (1)

    15% · 6,921 mcf

  • Flared (4)

    1.6% · 746 mcf

1.6% of the gas flared in the last 12 months. 3 months above 3%.

Who has run this lease

The operator changed once, most recently in Oct 2024

Operators of this lease over timeProtege Energy III LLC, Jan 2020 to Sep 2024; Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, Oct 2024 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Oct 2024Protege Energy III LLCJan 2020 to Sep 2024Verdun Oil & Gas LLCOct 2024 to now
Operators of this lease over timeProtege Energy III LLC, Jan 2020 to Sep 2024; Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, Oct 2024 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Oct 2024Protege Energy III LLCJan 2020 to Sep 2024Verdun Oil & Gas LLCOct 2024 to now

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.

Wells on this lease

No wells are linked to this lease in our data

Production is still reported at lease level.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%FromUntil
Harvest Midstream CompanyCondensateGathers100Oct 1, 2024–
Verdun Oil & Gas LLCGas-well gasBuys100Oct 1, 2024–
Enterprise Products Operating LLCGas-well gasGathers100Oct 1, 2024–
Harvest Midstream CompanyCondensateGathers50Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2024
Shell Trading (Us) CompanyCondensateGathers50May 10, 2011Oct 1, 2024
Protege Energy III LLCGas-well gasGathers100Oct 1, 2016Oct 1, 2024
Protege Energy III LLCGas-well gasBuys100Oct 1, 2016Oct 1, 2024

SourceRailroad Commission Form P-4 file, Sep 24, 2026 (source).

7,695.44 acres on the newest permit

Permits for Moro Creek
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-127-339213302H7,695.44

SourceRailroad Commission drilling permits, Oct 3, 2026 (source 1, source 2).

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Ledger for MORO CREEK
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3FlaredmcfWTI$/bblHenry Hub$/MMBtu
Jul 2026Verdun Oil3993963,4882,728235$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Verdun Oil3433542,2851,72542$84.81$3.15
May 2026Verdun Oil3853842,0821,57210$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Verdun Oil4914893,2152,65022$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Verdun Oil5065083,7063,05359$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Verdun Oil4974963,1232,5600$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Verdun Oil5024994,2253,53725$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Verdun Oil5335334,0843,5020$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Verdun Oil5845854,8404,099200$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Verdun Oil4994965,8985,18551$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Verdun Oil2792784,7734,16424$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Verdun Oil1251363,6992,97678$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Verdun Oil6096085,1444,180178$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Verdun Oil5065107,0776,06578$68.17$3.02
May 2025Verdun Oil8038087,1726,21598$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Verdun Oil1,0221,0177,0496,3280$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Verdun Oil9049204,5003,844106$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Verdun Oil1,4361,4245,4944,836116$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Verdun Oil9601,0053,8933,47860$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Verdun Oil1,2751,2475,1174,577140$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Verdun Oil9689604,4283,83387$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Verdun Oil9099025,5795,0770$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Protege Energy7057194,3663,8751$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Protege Energy6366524,9924,2890$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Protege Energy1,4481,44610,3849,4480$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Protege Energy1,2181,2087,7466,9510$79.77$2.54
May 2024Protege Energy1,5011,50310,93910,10122$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Protege Energy1,5381,54210,6499,68319$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Protege Energy1,8661,86113,65612,2130$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Protege Energy2,0732,06414,15612,9140$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Protege Energy2,4222,43015,87114,7042$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Protege Energy3,0913,07817,74316,8630$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Protege Energy4,0344,03620,64619,73152$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Protege Energy6,4636,48226,00624,88663$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Protege Energy8,0358,02722,67021,8440$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Protege Energy7,7407,72311,63011,09317$81.39$2.58

Flared above 3%

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026. Prices: EIA, through Aug 2026. Updated Oct 2, 2026.

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