WELL · 42-059-35643 · DISTRICT 7
McCrea #5
Callahan County · Grand Old Oplin (Gray) field · Vertical
Mccrea #5 (API 42-059-35643) is a plugged well in Callahan County, plugged November 19, 1998, last operated by Creston Petroleum Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 20, 1986, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by Mercury Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Creston Petroleum Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Gardner, Gray.
Its 2 leases have reported 30.3K barrels of oil and 40.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2015. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mercury Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 8, 2023 · 14 permits on file · (972) 991-3444
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Creston Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Creston Petroleum Corp.through Feb 2012 |
| Latest permit | Mercury Exploration Co.Aug 20, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 1986
- last permit issued
- Oct 26, 1986
- completed
- 30.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 26, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 19, 1998
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCrea O-8-23328 | Grand Old Oplin (Gray) | Creston Petroleum Corp. | 5 | 30.3K | 40.3K | Jan 1993 – May 2015 |
| — O-8-24584 | — | — | 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.
- 1Creston Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Feb 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305432-99 | Drill | Mercury Exploration Co. | Aug 18, 1986 | Aug 20, 1986 | — | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23328 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-24584 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,996 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner | 3,796 | -1,800 |
| Gray | 3,878 | -1,882 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,886 | 3,923 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 131 | 11 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 4,009 | 7.875 | 160 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 | Nov 3, 1987 | Oct 16, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Oct 30, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-059-35643 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-059-35643 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 1999
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000066430 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Dec 2, 1998 | 75 | 1,500 | 3,886–3,923 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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