WELL · 42-173-33397 · DISTRICT 8
McDaniel -B- #7
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Mcdaniel -B- #7 (API 42-173-33397) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged June 25, 2026, last operated by Civitas Permian Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 29, 2008, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Civitas Permian Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 208K barrels of oil and 977K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 21, 2025
- Permits on file
- 477
- Phone
- (303) 861-8140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Civitas Permian Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Vencer Energy, LLCthrough May 2022 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMay 29, 2008 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- May 29, 2008
- last permit issued
- Aug 13, 2008
- completed
- 208K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 977K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 13, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 25, 2026
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDaniel -B- O-10-20211 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Civitas Permian Operating, LLC | 7 | 208K | 977K | 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.
- 1Hanley Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Concho Resources Inc.Mar 1999 → Jun 2001
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2001 → Jun 2002
- 4Merit Energy CompanyJul 2002 → Nov 2013
- 5Hunt Oil CompanyDec 2013 → May 2021
- 6Vencer Energy, LLCApr 2022 → May 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661745-98 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | May 29, 2008 | May 29, 2008 | Jun 12, 2008 | 10,500 |
| 661745-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | May 12, 2008 | May 29, 2008 | Jun 13, 2008 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2008 | McDaniel -B- O-10-20211 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Civitas Permian Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,698 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,624 | 7,238 | Perforated |
| 7,378 | 7,708 | Perforated |
| 7,798 | 8,131 | Perforated |
| 8,178 | 8,968 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 542 | 17.5 | 545 S |
| 8.625 | 5,200 | 11 | 575 S |
| 5.5 | 9,614 | 7.875 | 685 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 12, 2008 | Oct 2, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 25, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-173-33397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-33397 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000124439 | W-14 Disposal | Not activated | 35,000 | 1,760 | 3,550–4,500 |
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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