WELL · 42-039-30827 · DISTRICT 3
McFarland Robert et AL #4
Brazoria County · Pledger (Markham 7700) field · Vertical
Mcfarland Robert ET AL #4 (API 42-039-30827) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Pennzoil Producing CO., completed July 15, 1980.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1990, permitted to 8,930 ft.
It was permitted by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Pennzoil Producing CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Frio, Cayce 7650, Markham 7700, Betts 7800.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 10, 1993 · 524 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pennzoil Producing Co. |
| Production reports | Aroc (Texas) Inc.through Nov 2002 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 9, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,930
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 733K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFarland, Robert et AL G-3-133771 | Pledger (Frio 7200) | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 1 | 0 | 733K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| McFarland, Robert et AL O-3-16562 | Pledger (Cayce 7650) | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2Merit Energy CompanyMay 1995 → Mar 2002
- 3Aroc (Texas) Inc.Apr 2002 → Nov 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369575-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | Feb 8, 1990 | Feb 9, 1990 | — | 8,930 |
| 159882-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Mar 8, 1982 | Mar 8, 1982 | — | 8,930 |
| 92965-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Aug 28, 1980 | Aug 28, 1980 | — | 8,930 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-133771 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-16562 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 57 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO 7200 | 7,184 | -7,127 |
| Cayce 7650 | 7,619 | -7,562 |
| Markham 7700 | 7,705 | -7,648 |
| Betts 7800 | 7,774 | -7,717 |
| Carter 7940 | 7,905 | -7,848 |
| Braman 8000 | 7,965 | -7,908 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,191 | 7,201 | Perforated |
| 7,619 | 7,633 | Perforated |
| 7,705 | 7,719 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,563 | 14.75 | 950 S |
| 2.375 | 7,548 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,640 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,080 | 9.875 | 650 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 | Apr 11, 1990 | Mar 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 11, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 30, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 15, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 18, 1977 | — |
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 42-039-30827 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-30827 → 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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