WELL · 42-057-00270 · DISTRICT 2
McDonald, A. B. #1
Calhoun County · Vertical
Mcdonald, A. B. #1 (API 42-057-00270) is a permitted well in Calhoun County filed by Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 2001, permitted to 9,497 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Frio, 8400 Frio Stringer.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 29, 2004
- Permits on file
- 86
- Phone
- (713) 722-6509
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | XOG Operating LLCthrough Sep 2008 |
| Latest permit | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.Oct 10, 2001 |
- 9,497
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 2001
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 574K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald, A.B. G-2-107773 | Sheriff, East (8530) | XOG Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 574K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2024 |
| — G-2-125245 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Synergy Production CompanyOct 1993 → Jan 1996
- 3Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A)Feb 1996 → Apr 2001
- 4Xeric Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2001 → Jun 2005
- 5XOG Operating LLCJul 2005 → Sep 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514101-99 | Recompletion | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp. | Oct 2, 2001 | Oct 10, 2001 | — | 9,497 |
| 331704-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jun 16, 1987 | Jul 10, 1987 | — | 9,497 |
| 204983-99 | Recompletion | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Oct 14, 1983 | Jul 27, 1983 | — | 9,497 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-107773 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-125245 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 26 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 4,980 | -4,954 |
| Anahuac | 5,000 | -4,974 |
| AnahuacTOP OF ANAHUAC | 5,000 | -4,974 |
| Frio | 5,700 | -5,674 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 5,700 | -5,674 |
| 8400 Frio Stringer | 8,480 | -8,454 |
| 8400' Frio Stringer | 8,480 | -8,454 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,528 | 8,532 | Perforated |
| 8,536 | 8,540 | Perforated |
| 8,561 | 8,567 | Perforated |
| 8,580 | 8,584 | Perforated |
| 8,618 | 8,622 | Perforated |
| 8,734 | 8,748 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,294 | 15 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 9,157 | 9.875 | 1,050 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 29, 1993 | Oct 5, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1987 | Aug 31, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1987 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1984 | Oct 10, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1984 | Oct 10, 1983 | — |
| 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 42-057-00270 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-00270 → 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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