WELL · 42-197-30990 · DISTRICT 9
McGowan #1A
Hardeman County · Swartz (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Mcgowan #1A (API 42-197-30990) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged April 29, 2013, last operated by Ratliff Operating Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 2, 1987, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Scholl & Ratliff Corp. and has since transferred to Ratliff Operating Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 109K barrels of oil and 39.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Scholl & Ratliff Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Amarillo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 35 permits on file · (806) 681-6861
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ratliff Operating Corp. |
| Production reports | DDD Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Scholl & Ratliff Corp.Jan 2, 1987 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 2, 1987
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 1987
- completed
- 109K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 2013
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGowan O-13-27217 | Quanah | DDD Exploration, Inc. | 2 | 109K | 39.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,260 · prior 12 1,431(-12%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,260 · prior 12 1,431(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ratliff Operating Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 2025
- 2DDD Exploration, Inc.Aug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324821-98 | Drill | Scholl & Ratliff Corp. | Mar 23, 1987 | Jan 2, 1987 | — | 5,968 |
| 324821-99 | Drill | Scholl & Ratliff Corp. | Dec 29, 1986 | Jan 2, 1987 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27217 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,446 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 5,724 | -4,278 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO SAND | 5,818 | -4,372 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LOWER | 5,875 | -4,429 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,887 | 5,895 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 267 | 13.375 | — |
| 4.5 | 5,968 | 7.875 | 725 S |
| 4.5 | 5,968 | — | — |
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 | Dec 15, 1988 | Mar 23, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 29, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 8, 1987 | Mar 23, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 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 42-197-30990 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30990 → 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
- Feb 2016
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000101389 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Apr 29, 2013 | 750 | 2,940 | 5,887–5,895 |
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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