WELL · 42-197-30925 · DISTRICT 9
McGowan Elizabeth #2
Hardeman County · Quanah field · Vertical
Mcgowan Elizabeth #2 (API 42-197-30925) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged September 28, 2006, last operated by Akins Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 20, 1986, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Birge, Donald and has since transferred to Akins Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 183 barrels of oil and 11 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
Permitted by Birge, Donald; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 10 permits on file · (940) 631-9419
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Akins Oil Company |
| Production reports | Birge Oil Co.through Nov 1993 |
| Latest permit | Birge, DonaldJan 20, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 20, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1986
- completed
- 183
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 28, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGowan, Elizabeth O-13-26035 | Quanah | Akins Oil Company | 1 | 183 | 11 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Birge Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295898-99 | Drill | Birge, Donald | Jan 15, 1986 | Jan 20, 1986 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26035 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,820 | 5,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 253 | 12.25 | 293 S |
| 4.5 | 5,897 | — | 150 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 24, 1986 | Mar 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-197-30925 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30925 → 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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