WELL · 42-163-33049 · DISTRICT 1
McKinley-Carter Unit #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Mckinley-Carter Unit #1 (API 42-163-33049) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged May 9, 2011, last operated by Tiza Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 9, 1991, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Oryx Energy Company and has since transferred to Tiza Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, San Miguel, 1st Lime, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 10.8K barrels of oil and 3.02K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Oryx Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 3, 2003
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (512) 282-9826
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tiza Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Tiza Energy, Inc.through Feb 2004 |
| Latest permit | Oryx Energy CompanyApr 9, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 1991
- completed
- 10.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.02K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 9, 2011
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley-Carter Unit O-1-13186 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Tiza Energy, Inc. | 1 | 10.8K | 3.02K | 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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2HPC Operating, Inc.Jan 1994 → May 1994
- 3Freedom Energy, Inc. (I)Jun 1994 → Jul 1998
- 4Tiza Energy, Inc.Feb 2004 → Feb 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386583-99 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Apr 9, 1991 | Apr 9, 1991 | Apr 16, 1991 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1991 | McKinley-Carter Unit O-1-13186 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Tiza Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 590 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX/TOP MIDWAY | 3,100 | -2,510 |
| San Miguel | 4,910 | -4,320 |
| 1ST Lime | 5,500 | -4,910 |
| Anacacho | 5,615 | -5,025 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,869 | 10,919 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 781 | 17.5 | 675 S |
| 9.625 | 5,869 | 12.25 | 1,400 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 | Aug 16, 1991 | Jul 3, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-33049 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33049 → 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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