TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · API 42-047-01041 · DISTRICT 04
McGill Bros. #169
Brooks County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Mcgill Bros. #169 (API 42-047-01041) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged October 16, 1995, last operated by Exxon Corp..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 1994, permitted to 6,800 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 8.51K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- See remarks (S)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 15, 1999
- Permits on file
- 19,549
- Phone
- (713) 431-1125
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Corp. |
| Production reports | Exxon Corp.through Mar 1994 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jan 21, 1994 |
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1994
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.51K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 1994 THROUGH MAR 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 16, 1995
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill Bros. G-4-149045 | Wildcat | Exxon Corp. | 1 | 0 | 8.51K | Feb 1994 – Mar 1994 |
| McGill Bros. G-4-54113 | Kelsey, Deep (Zone 17-a, C) | Exxon Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | by Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named McGill Bros.
Exxon Corp.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Brooks County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Mar 1994 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420416-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Jan 21, 1994 | Jan 21, 1994 | Feb 8, 1994 | 5,318 |
| 298960-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Feb 28, 1986 | Mar 3, 1986 | — | 6,800 |
| 167555-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Jul 28, 1982 | Jul 28, 1982 | — | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1994 | McGill Bros. G-4-149045 | Wildcat | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
| Aug 7, 1972 | McGill Bros. G-4-54113 | Kelsey Deep (Zone 17-a C) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,258 | 5,268 | Perforated |
| 5,433 | 5,448 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,507 | — | 575 S |
| 5.5 | 5,494 | — | 180 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 | Jul 15, 1994 | Apr 7, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-047-01041 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-01041 → 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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