WELL · 42-051-31619 · DISTRICT 3
Higgason McGhee #1
Burleson County · Caldwell (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Vertical
Higgason Mcghee #1 (API 42-051-31619) is a well in Burleson County operated by E P C Oil & Gas Inc., completed August 23, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 24, 1981, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Midway Oil Corp. and has since transferred to E P C Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 42.9K barrels of oil and 105K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midway Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Caldwell, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (979) 530-8888
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | E P C Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | E P C Oil & Gas, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Midway Oil Corp.Jun 24, 1981 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 1981
- last permit issued
- Aug 23, 1981
- completed
- 42.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 23, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higgason McGhee O-3-14672 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | E P C Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 42.9K | 105K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,297 · prior 12 2,446(+35%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Validus Operating Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2Chmelar, Eugene Oil & GasNov 1997 → Feb 2013
- 3E P C Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124721-99 | Drill | Midway Oil Corp. | Jun 24, 1981 | Jun 24, 1981 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14672 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,640 | 7,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,911 | 12.25 | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 8,220 | 8.5 | 840 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 | Sep 8, 1981 | — |
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 42-051-31619 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31619 → 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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