WELL · 42-121-30697 · DISTRICT 9
McRae #7
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Mcrae #7 (API 42-121-30697) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged May 4, 2011, last operated by J-W Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 17, 1999, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Enre Corp. and has since transferred to J-W Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Caddo, Pregnant Shale, Bend, Marble Falls.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enre Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Addison, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 350 permits on file · (903) 312-9595
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J-W Operating Co. |
| Production reports | J-W Operating Co.through Mar 2011 |
| Latest permit | Enre Corp.Mar 17, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1999
- last permit issued
- Apr 25, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 137K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1999 THROUGH May 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 25, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 4, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McRae G-13-174075 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | J-W Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 137K | Apr 1999 – May 2011 |
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.
- 1Enre Corp.Apr 1999 → Jan 2001
- 2Enre, L.P.Feb 2001 → Feb 2004
- 3J-W Operating Co.Mar 2004 → Mar 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483287-99 | Drill | Enre Corp. | Mar 15, 1999 | Mar 17, 1999 | Mar 23, 1999 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-174075 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 813 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,656 | -3,843 |
| Pregnant Shale | 5,690 | -4,877 |
| BendBEND CONGLOMERATE | 6,378 | -5,565 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,134 | -6,321 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,602 | -6,789 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,728 | -6,915 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 8,142 | -7,329 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,797 | 8,014 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 890 | 12.25 | 415 S |
| 5.5 | 8,165 | 7.875 | 635 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 | Sep 21, 1999 | Jul 12, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-121-30697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30697 → 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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