WELL · 42-135-37876 · DISTRICT 8
Father Mulcahy #1
Ector County · Mash (Devonian) field · Vertical
Father Mulcahy #1 (API 42-135-37876) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged December 8, 2011, last operated by Andector Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2004, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Andector Exploration Company and has since transferred to Andector Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Grayburg, Clear Fork, Wichita-Albany, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.4K barrels of oil since March 2001, last reporting in March 2012. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Andector Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 28 permits on file · (432) 889-7996
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Andector Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Andector Exploration Companythrough Oct 2011 |
| Latest permit | Andector Exploration CompanyFeb 26, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 2004
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 2001
- completed
- 11.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2001 THROUGH Mar 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 8, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Mulcahy O-10-37413 | Goldsmith (Grayburg) | Andector Exploration Company | 1 | 9.49K | 0 | Mar 2004 – Mar 2012 |
| Father Mulcahy O-10-36579 | Mash (Devonian) | Andector Exploration Company | 1 | 1.94K | 0 | Mar 2001 – Apr 2005 |
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.
- 1OXY USA WTP LPApr 2001 → Jan 2002
- 2Andector Exploration CompanyDec 2003 → Oct 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 542401-99 | Recompletion | Andector Exploration Company | Feb 23, 2004 | Feb 26, 2004 | Jan 30, 2004 | 6,000 |
| 499594-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Sep 14, 2000 | Sep 14, 2000 | Nov 5, 2000 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36579 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-37413 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,281 | -973 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,570 | -2,262 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,840 | -3,532 |
| Devonian | 8,010 | -4,702 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,281 | 4,451 | Perforated |
| 8,060 | 8,148 | Perforated |
| 8,240 | 8,451 | Perforated |
| 8,518 | 8,597 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,500 | 11 | 580 S |
| 5.5 | 8,675 | 7.875 | 625 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 | Mar 21, 2005 | Jun 26, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 28, 2004 | Apr 5, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2001 | Apr 5, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-135-37876 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37876 → 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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