WELL · 42-181-31337 · DISTRICT 9
McBee J. R. #9
Grayson County · Big Mineral Creek (Viola) field · Vertical
Mcbee J. R. #9 (API 42-181-31337) is a plugged well in Grayson County, plugged May 24, 2024, last operated by Cholla Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1999, permitted to 8,650 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Cholla Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including "V" Sand, Woodford, Viola, Bromide.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.43K barrels of oil and 392K mcf of gas since November 1999, last reporting in May 2024. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 23, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,085
- Phone
- (214) 692-7052
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cholla Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Blackwell Exp & Development, LLCthrough Dec 2022 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationApr 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 1999
- completed
- 1.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 392K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH May 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 24, 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McBee, J. R. G-13-179092 | Big Mineral Creek (Viola) | Cholla Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 335K | Aug 2000 – May 2024 |
| McBee, J. R. O-13-29704 | Big Mineral Creek (Viola) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 1.43K | 57K | Nov 1999 – May 2005 |
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.
- 1Apache CorporationNov 1999 → Oct 2001
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 2001 → Nov 2012
- 3Blackwell Exp & Development, LLCDec 2012 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484050-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Apr 22, 1999 | Apr 22, 1999 | Sep 25, 1999 | 8,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-179092 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29704 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 649 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,600 | 7,610 | Perforated |
| 7,624 | 7,626 | Perforated |
| 7,630 | 7,644 | Perforated |
| 7,647 | 7,652 | Perforated |
| 7,658 | 7,702 | Perforated |
| 7,726 | 7,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,610 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 5.5 | 8,520 | 8.75 | 350 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 15, 2000 | Aug 23, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 26, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-181-31337 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31337 → 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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