WELL · 42-161-30179 · DISTRICT 5
McMichael #1
Freestone County · Reed (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Mcmichael #1 (API 42-161-30179) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged February 20, 2004, last operated by Hunt Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 29, 1998, permitted to 8,517 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Hunt Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including BMA, James Lime, Pettit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2009 · 252 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hunt Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | EL Paso Production Companythrough Sep 2000 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerApr 29, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,517
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 29, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 170K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 20, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMichael G-5-72209 | Reed (Travis Peak) | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 94.9K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2004 |
| McMichael G-5-168518 | Reed (Pettit) | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 74.7K | Mar 1998 – Feb 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.
- 1Estate Oil & Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 1996 → Dec 1999
- 3EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Sep 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475808-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Apr 29, 1998 | Apr 29, 1998 | Feb 24, 1998 | 8,517 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-72209 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-168518 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 434 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 6,926 | -6,492 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,623 | -7,189 |
| Pettit | 7,789 | -7,355 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,791 | 7,796 | Perforated |
| 7,799 | 7,803 | Perforated |
| 7,822 | 7,826 | Perforated |
| 8,227 | 8,292 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 753 | 12.25 | 329 S |
| 8.625 | 753 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,470 | 7.875 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 8,470 | — | — |
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 | Jul 3, 1998 | May 4, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 26, 1977 | — |
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 42-161-30179 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30179 → 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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