WELL · 42-185-30408 · DISTRICT 3
McWhorter #1
Grimes County · Blue Gum (Sub-Clarksville) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Mcwhorter #1 (API 42-185-30408) is a well in Grimes County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed April 22, 2002 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 4, 1987, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Marshall Expl. Inc. and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B/Wilcox, B/Pecan Gap, T/Austin Chalk, B/Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 30.2K barrels of oil and 252K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marshall Expl. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Setex Oil and Gas Companythrough Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Marshall Expl. Inc.Sep 4, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 4, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 2002
- completed
- 30.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 252K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McWhorter O-3-19865 | Blue Gum (Sub-Clarksville) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 30.2K | 252K | 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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Sikes Operating, Inc.Sep 1993 → Jul 1995
- 3Westco Producing CompanyAug 1995 → Aug 1997
- 4Westco Oil CompanySep 1997 → Aug 1998
- 5Setex Oil and Gas CompanySep 1998 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335460-99 | Drill | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Sep 3, 1987 | Sep 4, 1987 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19865 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 276 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Wilcox | 5,504 | -5,228 |
| B/Pecan Gap | 8,252 | -7,976 |
| T/Austin Chalk | 8,550 | -8,274 |
| B/Austin Chalk | 8,862 | -8,586 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,050 | 4,110 | Perforated |
| 8,864 | 8,879 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,770 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 8,998 | 8.75 | 400 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 | Apr 30, 2007 | Aug 9, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Nov 24, 1987 | Nov 6, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-185-30408 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30408 → 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
- Apr 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000091970 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 1,000 | 200 | 4,000–4,345 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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