WELL · 42-163-32679 · DISTRICT 1
McKinley W.W. C #2
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Mckinley W.W. C #2 (API 42-163-32679) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged March 31, 1999, last operated by Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 22, 1990, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Oryx Energy Company and has since transferred to Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Midway, San Miguel, Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 566 barrels of oil and 2 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc.
Permitted by Oryx Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lake Forest, CA · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.through Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Oryx Energy CompanyMar 22, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1990
- last permit issued
- May 14, 1990
- completed
- 566
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 14, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 31, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley, W.W. "C" O-1-11457 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc. | 2 | 566 | 2 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Penrod Oil Company of Texas, IncAug 1994 → Sep 1994
- 2Mobile Production Systems, Inc.Oct 1994 → Oct 1994
- 3Pearsall Energy Group, Inc.Nov 1994 → Feb 1995
- 4Ginco Operating Co.Jun 1995 → Jul 1995
- 5Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Sep 1995 → Jun 1996
- 6Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.Jul 1996 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371266-99 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Mar 22, 1990 | Mar 22, 1990 | Mar 30, 1990 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11457 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 589 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 3,200 | -2,611 |
| San Miguel | 5,194 | -4,605 |
| Anacacho | 5,927 | -5,338 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,157 | -5,568 |
| LWR Austin CK | 6,312 | -5,723 |
| BTM Austin Chalk | 6,451 | -5,862 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,233 | 10,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 713 | 17.5 | 525 S |
| 9.625 | 6,233 | 12.25 | 525 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 | Jun 27, 1990 | Jun 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-163-32679 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32679 → 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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