WELL · 42-009-36868 · DISTRICT 9
Megargel Ranching #2
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Megargel Ranching #2 (API 42-009-36868) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged September 7, 2011, last operated by Big C Oil CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1982, permitted to 1,650 ft.
It was permitted by Crutcher-Hilbers and has since transferred to Big C Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crutcher-Hilbers; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 5, 2016 · 61 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Big C Oil Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Crutcher-HilbersDec 31, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 1983
- 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
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 7, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megargel Ranching O-13-23426 | Archer County Regular | Big C Oil Co. | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183394-99 | Drill | Crutcher-Hilbers | Dec 31, 1982 | Dec 31, 1982 | — | 1,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-23426 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 945 | 953 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 974 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,004 | 7.875 | 175 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 12, 1984 | Jul 20, 1983 | — |
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 42-009-36868 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-36868 → 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.
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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