WELL · 42-149-00172 · DISTRICT 3
Ervine & Bishop #5
Fayette County · Muldoon SW. (Arnim-2) field · Vertical
Ervine & Bishop #5 (API 42-149-00172) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged June 21, 2016, last operated by Mca Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1985, permitted to 2,307 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Mca Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Arnim-1, Arnim-2, Steinhauser, Drenner.
Its lease has reported 219K barrels of oil and 84 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Flatonia, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 11, 2025
- Permits on file
- 146
- Phone
- (361) 772-1015
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McA Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | McA Petroleum Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Jul 19, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,307
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1985
- completed
- 219K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 84
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 21, 2016
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervine & Bishop O-3-3104 | Muldoon, SW. (Arnim Sand) | McA Petroleum Corporation | 7 | 219K | 84 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,377 · prior 12 3,871(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enex Resources CorporationJan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Middle Bay Production Co. Inc.Mar 1999 → Feb 2000
- 33TEC Energy CorporationMar 2000 → Jan 2003
- 4McA Petroleum CorporationFeb 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280579-99 | Recompletion | Conoco Inc. | Jul 18, 1985 | Jul 19, 1985 | — | 2,307 |
| 240165-99 | Recompletion | Conoco Inc. | Apr 13, 1984 | May 16, 1984 | — | 2,307 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-3104 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 412 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Arnim-1 | 2,222 | -1,810 |
| Arnim-2 | 2,247 | -1,835 |
| Steinhauser | 2,266 | -1,854 |
| Drenner | 2,305 | -1,893 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,228 | 2,238 | Perforated |
| 2,249 | 2,254 | Perforated |
| 2,262 | 2,272 | Perforated |
| 2,275 | 2,279 | Perforated |
| 2,291 | 2,307 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 118 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 8.625 | 124 | 15 | 75 S |
| 8.625 | 124 | 12.25 | 75 sx |
| 5.5 | 2,302 | 6.75 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 2,302 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Dec 11, 1985 | Oct 7, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1985 | May 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | May 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 7, 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 42-149-00172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-00172 → 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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