WELL · 42-197-30927 · DISTRICT 9
McGowan #1
Hardeman County · Quanah field · Vertical
Mcgowan #1 (API 42-197-30927) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged July 30, 1998, last operated by Madison Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 1986, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Gibson Royalty Company and has since transferred to Madison Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 9.94K barrels of oil and 815 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 1998.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gibson Royalty Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 1999 · 39 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Madison Oil Company |
| Production reports | Madison Oil Companythrough Oct 1997 |
| Latest permit | Gibson Royalty CompanyFeb 10, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jul 31, 1986
- completed
- 9.94K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 815
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 31, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGowan O-13-26290 | Quanah | Madison Oil Company | 1 | 9.94K | 815 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1998 |
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.
- 1Gibson Royalty CompanyJan 1993 → May 1997
- 2Madison Oil CompanyJun 1997 → Oct 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297518-99 | Drill | Gibson Royalty Company | Feb 7, 1986 | Feb 10, 1986 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26290 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,439 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 5,822 | -4,383 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,822 | 5,826 | Perforated |
| 5,830 | 5,837 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 270 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 5,902 | 7.875 | 90 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 | Aug 25, 1986 | Aug 5, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 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 42-197-30927 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30927 → 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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