WELL · 42-161-30625 · DISTRICT 5
McMichael -B- #1
Freestone County · Reed N. (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Vertical
Mcmichael -B- #1 (API 42-161-30625) is a well in Freestone County operated by El Paso Production Company, completed January 2, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2000, permitted to 12,480 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Cvl.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 12, 2005
- Permits on file
- 248
- Phone
- (713) 420-2600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso Production Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production CompanyFeb 18, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,480
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 801K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 "B" Gas Unit G-5-179976 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 724K | Feb 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| McMichael -B- G-5-93249 | Reed, N. (Cotton Valley Lime) | EL Paso Production Company | 1 | 0 | 77.7K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2000 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,981 · prior 12 16,778(+61%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyFeb 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Dec 2023
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 492263-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Company | Feb 18, 2000 | Feb 18, 2000 | Feb 4, 2000 | 11,815 |
| 94486-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Oct 2, 1980 | Oct 2, 1980 | Nov 2, 1980 | 12,480 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-93249 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-179976 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 408 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 7,780 | -7,372 |
| Travis Peak | 8,000 | -7,592 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,942 | -11,534 |
| CVL | 11,942 | -11,534 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,844 | 11,304 | Perforated |
| 11,294 | 11,304 | Perforated |
| 11,987 | 12,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 16 | 80 | — | 8 S |
| 9.625 | 4,810 | 12.25 | 1,500 S |
| 2.875 | 11,880 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,350 | 8.75 | 1,975 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 | Apr 8, 2013 | Mar 20, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2001 | Nov 14, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 16, 1981 | — |
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 42-161-30625 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30625 → 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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