WELL · 42-165-34778 · DISTRICT 8
Sales #1
Gaines County · Seminole Southwest (Devonian) field · Horizontal · Directional
Sales #1 (API 42-165-34778) is a plugged horizontal well in Gaines County, plugged January 18, 2024, last operated by Mcdonnold Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 4 times), issued September 14, 1994, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Parker & Parsley Development L.P and has since transferred to Mcdonnold Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Glorieta, L. Clearfork, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 470K barrels of oil and 3 mcf of gas since April 1995, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Parker & Parsley Development L.P; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 30 permits on file · (432) 553-5396
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McDonnold Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | McDonnold Operating, Inc.through Jul 2012 |
| Latest permit | Parker & Parsley Development Co.Sep 14, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 11, 1995
- completed
- 470K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 11, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 18, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales O-11-67395 | Seminole, Southwest (Devonian) | McDonnold Operating, Inc. | 1 | 470K | 3 | Apr 1995 – 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.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development L.PApr 1995 → Aug 1997
- 2Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Sep 1997
- 3McDonnold Operating, Inc.Oct 1997 → Jul 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428049-95 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Jun 1, 1995 | Sep 14, 1994 | — | 12,000 |
| 428049-96 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Apr 17, 1995 | Sep 14, 1994 | — | 12,000 |
| 428049-97 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Apr 3, 1995 | Sep 14, 1994 | — | 12,000 |
| 428049-98 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Development Co. | Jan 25, 1995 | Sep 14, 1994 | — | 12,000 |
| 428049-99 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Development Co. | Sep 14, 1994 | Sep 14, 1994 | Nov 12, 1994 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67395 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,334 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,066 | 268 |
| Glorieta | 5,992 | -2,658 |
| L. Clearfork | 6,216 | -2,882 |
| Strawn | 10,224 | -6,890 |
| Devonian | 11,673 | -8,339 |
| San Andres | 44,854 | -41,520 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,640 | 11,786 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 355 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 4,414 | 12.25 | 1,600 S |
| 5.5 | 11,640 | 7.875 | 1,440 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 23, 1995 | May 8, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-165-34778 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34778 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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