WELL · 42-041-31629 · DISTRICT 3
McGee-Thompson Unit #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Directional · Sidetrack
Mcgee-Thompson Unit #1 (API 42-041-31629) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged August 24, 2014, last operated by Evolution Operating CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 1996, permitted to 11,050 ft.
It was permitted by Sage Energy Company and has since transferred to Evolution Operating CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 34.8K barrels of oil and 186K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sage Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 12, 2021
- Permits on file
- 43
- Phone
- (713) 935-0122
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Evolution Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Sage Energy CompanyJun 5, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,050
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1996
- completed
- 34.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 186K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 24, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGee-Thompson Unit O-3-21552 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Evolution Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 34.8K | 186K | 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.
- 1Sage Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanySep 1997 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448910-99 | Drill · sidetrack | Sage Energy Company | Jun 5, 1996 | Jun 5, 1996 | Jun 9, 1996 | 11,050 |
| 399037-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | May 6, 1992 | May 7, 1992 | May 9, 1992 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21552 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 299 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 8,759 | -8,460 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,680 | -9,381 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,730 | 13,850 | Open hole |
| 9,730 | 14,016 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,745 | 14.75 | 970 S |
| 7.625 | 9,730 | 9.875 | 425 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 | Feb 19, 1997 | Aug 7, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1992 | Jun 24, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-041-31629 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31629 → 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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