WELL · 42-185-30366 · DISTRICT 3
McDougald #1
Grimes County · Blue Gum (Sub-Clarksville) field · Vertical
Mcdougald #1 (API 42-185-30366) is a plugged well in Grimes County, plugged September 1, 1998, last operated by Forcenergy Onshore Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 12, 1984, permitted to 10,012 ft.
It was permitted by L & B Oil CO. Inc. and has since transferred to Forcenergy Onshore Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine, Buda.
Its lease has reported 17.2K barrels of oil and 26.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 1999.
Operator of record
Permitted by L & B Oil Co. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 3, 2014 · 22 permits on file · (866) 271-6143
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forcenergy Onshore Inc. |
| Production reports | Forcenergy Onshore Inc.through Feb 1998 |
| Latest permit | L & B Oil Co. Inc.Jun 12, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,012
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 1984
- completed
- 17.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 1, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDougald O-3-17968 | Blue Gum (Sub-Clarksville) | Forcenergy Onshore Inc. | 1 | 17.2K | 26.8K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1999 |
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.
- 1Great Western Onshore Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1997
- 2Forcenergy Onshore Inc.Feb 1997 → Feb 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241704-99 | Drill | L & B Oil Co. Inc. | Sep 26, 1984 | Jun 12, 1984 | — | 10,012 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17968 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 343 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 8,588 | -8,245 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 8,960 | -8,617 |
| Woodbine | 8,978 | -8,635 |
| Buda | 9,775 | -9,432 |
| Georgetown | 9,850 | -9,507 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,961 | 8,966 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,482 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 5.5 | 10,010 | 8.75 | 936 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 | Oct 25, 1984 | Sep 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 17, 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 42-185-30366 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30366 → 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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