WELL · 42-161-30747 · DISTRICT 5
McMahon, Richard L #1
Freestone County · Vertical
Mcmahon, Richard L #1 (API 42-161-30747) is a permitted well in Freestone County filed by American Exploration Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 1994, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Bossier.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 1, 1997 · 575 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Craton Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyJul 25, 1994 |
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMahon, Richard L. G-5-145041 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Craton Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.01M | Mar 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| McMahon, Richard L. G-5-113281 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Lime) | Samson Lone Star LP | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2004 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,055 · prior 12 10,041(+30%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyMar 1993 → Oct 1997
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpNov 1997 → Nov 2001
- 3Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Jul 2003
- 4Samson Lone Star LPAug 2003 → May 2007
- 5Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Nov 2009
- 6Ironwood Oil & Gas LLCDec 2009 → Jun 2014
- 7Cl&f Operating LLCJul 2014 → May 2020
- 8Craton Operating LLCJun 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426118-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Jul 21, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | — | 9,400 |
| 408502-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Jan 27, 1993 | Jan 28, 1993 | Feb 16, 1993 | 15,000 |
| 163707-99 | Drill | Cenergy Exploration Company | Jun 14, 1982 | Jun 14, 1982 | Jun 23, 1982 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-113281 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-145041 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 539 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 8,933 | -8,394 |
| PettitPETTET | 9,101 | -8,562 |
| Travis Peak | 9,314 | -8,775 |
| Travis Peak | 10,244 | -9,705 |
| Cotton Valley | 11,956 | -11,417 |
| Bossier | 12,893 | -12,354 |
| Cotton ValleyUPPER COTTON VALLEY LM. | 14,185 | -13,646 |
| Cotton ValleyLOWER COTTON VALLEY LM. | 14,616 | -14,077 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,012 | 13,106 | Perforated |
| 14,157 | 14,254 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,605 | 12.25 | 2,240 S |
| 7 | 13,155 | 8.75 | 2,200 S |
| 4.5 | 14,830 | 6 | 550 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 | May 21, 1993 | Apr 12, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 1984 | Oct 11, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1984 | Sep 22, 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 42-161-30747 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30747 → 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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