WELL · 42-149-80080 · DISTRICT 3
McCandless Oil Unit #1
Fayette County · Cistern (Wilcox G) field · Vertical
Mccandless Oil Unit #1 (API 42-149-80080) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged June 5, 1997, last operated by Somont Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 17, 1982, permitted to 2,150 ft.
Its lease has reported 937 barrels of oil and 2 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2004. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · 22 permits on file · (713) 410-7705
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Somont Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Somont Oil Co., Inc.through Oct 2003 |
| Latest permit | Somont Oil Co., Inc.Dec 17, 1982 |
- 2,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 1983
- completed
- 937
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 5, 1997
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCandless Oil Unit O-3-16549 | Cistern (Wilcox G) | Somont Oil Co., Inc. | 2 | 937 | 2 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2004 |
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.
- 1Somont Oil Co., Inc.Jun 1993 → Oct 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180579-99 | Recompletion | Somont Oil Co., Inc. | Dec 17, 1982 | Dec 17, 1982 | — | 2,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16549 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,928 | 1,933 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 1,496 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,328 | 6.75 | — |
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 12, 1984 | Mar 31, 1983 | — |
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 42-149-80080 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-80080 → 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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