TEXAS · WELLS · GRIMES COUNTY · MCNEALY LEASE · API 42-185-30606 · DISTRICT 03
McNealy #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Mcnealy #1H (API 42-185-30606) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged March 7, 2011, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 1997, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Feb 2007 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 18, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 869K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Mar 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 7, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNealy G-3-164517 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 869K | Apr 1997 – Mar 2011 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 1997 → Feb 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458788-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 18, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | Feb 20, 1997 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1997 | McNealy G-3-164517 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Enervest Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 254 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 13,995 | -13,741 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 14,365 | -14,111 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,219 | 15,529 | Perforated |
| 14,219 | 16,670 | Perforated |
| 14,219 | 16,784 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,496 | 14.75 | 1,150 S |
| 7.625 | 14,219 | 9.625 | 1,570 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 | Mar 18, 1998 | Aug 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-185-30606 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30606 → 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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