WELL · 42-127-33157 · DISTRICT 1
McKnight Unit A #17
Dimmit County · Winter Garden (Olmos) field · Vertical
Mcknight Unit A #17 (API 42-127-33157) is a plugged well in Dimmit County, plugged December 7, 2001, last operated by Double Eagle Petroleum Corp.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 21, 1998, permitted to 2,600 ft.
It was permitted by Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Double Eagle Petroleum Corp on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Esondido, Olmos.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Evansville, IN · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2008 · 8 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Double Eagle Petroleum Corp |
| Production reports | Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc.through Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 21, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 21, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 207
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1998 THROUGH Dec 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 7, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Unit "A" G-1-171123 | Winter Garden (Olmos) | Double Eagle Petroleum Corp | 1 | 0 | 207 | Jun 1998 – Dec 2001 |
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.
- 1Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1999 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475276-98 | Drill | Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc. | May 27, 1998 | Apr 21, 1998 | — | 2,600 |
| 475276-99 | Drill | Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc. | Apr 14, 1998 | Apr 21, 1998 | May 27, 1998 | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-171123 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 640 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Esondido | 1,350 | -710 |
| Olmos | 2,400 | -1,760 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,504 | 2,512 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 272 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 5.5 | 2,590 | 7.875 | 725 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 | Aug 30, 1999 | Aug 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 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 42-127-33157 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-33157 → 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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