WELL · 42-179-31599 · DISTRICT 10
McKay -A- #5
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Mckay -A- #5 (API 42-179-31599) is a well in Gray County operated by Helton Pat A. & Alberta, completed March 16, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 9, 1984, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Walker Operating Corporation and has since transferred to Helton Pat A. & Alberta on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Fractured Granite.
Its lease has reported 18.6K barrels of oil and 206K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Walker Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Allison, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 2 permits on file · (806) 663-6334
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Helton Pat A. & Alberta |
| Production reports | Black's Oil & Gasthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Walker Operating CorporationFeb 9, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 1984
- completed
- 18.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 206K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKay -B- O-14-5782 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Black's Oil & Gas | 3 | 18.6K | 206K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 30 · prior 12 108(-72%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Prime Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 2011
- 2Benson-McCown & CompanyNov 2011 → Jul 2014
- 3Black's Oil & GasAug 2014 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228873-99 | Drill | Walker Operating Corporation | Feb 9, 1984 | Feb 9, 1984 | Feb 10, 1984 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-5782 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,230 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,521 | 709 |
| Fractured Granite | 2,779 | 451 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,515 | 3,634 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 586 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 3,650 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Jul 30, 1984 | Apr 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1984 | Apr 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1984 | Apr 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1984 | Apr 9, 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 42-179-31599 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31599 → 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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