WELL · 42-149-30296 · DISTRICT 3
French Ida #2
Fayette County · Elm Grove (Wilcox Upper) field · Vertical
French Ida #2 (API 42-149-30296) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged August 4, 2003, last operated by Mca Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1990, permitted to 2,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, 1st Cockrill.
Operator of record
- 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 Feb 2003 |
| Latest permit | McA Petroleum CorporationOct 2, 1990 |
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 1990
- last permit issued
- May 30, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 120K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 4, 2003
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, Ida G-3-135784 | Elm Grove (Cockrill, First) | McA Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 120K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
| — O-3-16857 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1McA Petroleum CorporationOct 1997 → Feb 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377412-99 | Recompletion | McA Petroleum Corporation | Aug 31, 1990 | Oct 2, 1990 | — | 1,973 |
| 21906-99 | Drill | Shellman Drilling Company | Mar 27, 1978 | Mar 27, 1978 | May 31, 1978 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-135784 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-16857 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 915 | -912 |
| Queen CityBASE QUEEN CITY | 1,705 | -1,702 |
| 1ST Cockrill | 1,774 | -1,771 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,775 | 1,777 | Perforated |
| 1,781 | 1,791 | Perforated |
| 1,874 | 1,876 | Perforated |
| 1,943 | 1,947 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 100 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 2.375 | 1,765 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,973 | 6.75 | 680 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 | Jan 2, 1991 | Jun 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 12, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 24, 1982 | — |
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 42-149-30296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30296 → 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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