WELL · 42-135-02317 · DISTRICT 8
McDonald Ida #16
Ector County · Penwell (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Mcdonald Ida #16 (API 42-135-02317) is a well in Ector County operated by Texaco E & P Inc., completed August 20, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1991, permitted to 5,294 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Producing Inc. and has since transferred to Texaco E & P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 177K barrels of oil and 254K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Producing Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 3,332 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Cross Timbers Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Producing Inc.Jan 3, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,294
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 3, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 1979
- completed
- 177K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 254K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 1979
- 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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald, Ida O-10-32067 | Penwell (Clear Fork) | Cross Timbers Energy, LLC | 7 | 177K | 254K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-10-25530 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,421 · prior 12 948(+50%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 639 · prior 12 3,305(-81%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Nov 2013
- 4Cross Timbers Energy, LLCDec 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382694-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Producing Inc. | Dec 21, 1990 | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 23, 1991 | 5,294 |
| 49796-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | May 31, 1979 | May 31, 1979 | — | 4,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-25530 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-32067 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,320 | 4,510 | Perforated |
| 4,588 | 4,766 | Perforated |
| — | 4,996 | Perforated |
| — | 5,250 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 809 | 17.25 | 800 S |
| 2.375 | 4,410 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,291 | 7.875 | 400 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 4, 2009 | Jun 8, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 1994 | Feb 22, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 23, 1991 | Mar 18, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1991 | Aug 24, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 24, 1979 | — |
| 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 42-135-02317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-02317 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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