WELL · 42-047-31709 · DISTRICT 4
McGill Bros. NCT - 1 #74
Brooks County · Kelsey (Vxkbg. Consol.) field · Vertical
Mcgill Bros. Nct - 1 #74 (API 42-047-31709) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged May 23, 2012, last operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1996 and 1997, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Chevron U. S. A. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 7250, V-5.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,293
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through Nov 2005 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Feb 18, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH May 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 23, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 G-4-159771 | Kelsey (Vxkbg. Consol.) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.2M | May 1996 – May 2012 |
| McGill Bros. NCT - 1 G-4-162096 | Kelsey (Vxkbg. Consol.) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 566K | Feb 1997 – May 2012 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.May 1996 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Nov 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458757-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Feb 18, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | Feb 10, 1997 | 10,000 |
| 444878-97 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jul 22, 1996 | Feb 15, 1996 | Feb 29, 1996 | 10,000 |
| 444878-98 | Drill | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Apr 8, 1996 | Feb 15, 1996 | — | 10,000 |
| 444878-99 | Drill | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 15, 1996 | Feb 15, 1996 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-159771 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-162096 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 237 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 7250 | 7,156 | -6,919 |
| V-5 | 8,290 | -8,053 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,156 | 7,174 | Perforated |
| 8,290 | 8,478 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,624 | 14.75 | 895 S |
| 5 | 7,281 | 6.125 | 70 S |
| 7 | 7,498 | 9.875 | 710 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 14, 1997 | Mar 20, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1997 | Dec 10, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Oct 14, 1996 | Jun 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-047-31709 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31709 → 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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