TEXAS · WELLS · FRIO COUNTY · API 42-163-32255 · DISTRICT 01
McDonald #6
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Mcdonald #6 (API 42-163-32255) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged August 29, 2006, last operated by Offspring Well Salvage.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1990, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Nutech Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Offspring Well Salvage on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.05K barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nutech Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Hallettsville, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 11, 1998
- Phone
- (512) 798-9459
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sarah Oil & Gas of Texas |
| Production reports | Fortune Operating Companythrough Dec 1996 |
| Latest permit | Nutech Exploration, Inc.Aug 8, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 1990
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1990
- completed
- 1.05K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 29, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald O-1-12689 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Offspring Well Salvage | 2 | 1.05K | 18 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
| — O-1-7215 | — | — | 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.
- 1Fortune Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Ampak Oil CompanyJul 1993 → Feb 1994
- 3Fortune Operating CompanyMay 1996 → Dec 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376366-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Nutech Exploration, Inc. | Aug 8, 1990 | Aug 8, 1990 | Aug 10, 1990 | 8,000 |
| 208552-99 | Drill | Andrews Oil Company | Aug 22, 1983 | Aug 30, 1983 | Dec 28, 1983 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1990 | McDonald O-1-12689 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Offspring Well Salvage | Plugged | — |
| Feb 9, 1984 | Back Burner O-1-7215 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Sarah Oil & Gas of Texas | Plugged | — |
| Feb 9, 1984 | McDonald O-1-12689 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Offspring Well Salvage | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 504 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,691 | -4,187 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 4,998 | -4,494 |
| Buda | 5,066 | -4,562 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,750 | 4,820 | Perforated |
| 4,930 | 4,940 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 327 | 13.625 | 200 S |
| 7 | 4,675 | 9.875 | 1,350 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 | Dec 18, 1990 | Oct 12, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1984 | Feb 22, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1984 | Feb 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 42-163-32255 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32255 → 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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