WELL · 42-227-37541 · DISTRICT 8
McPhaul #1303A
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Mcphaul #1303A (API 42-227-37541) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged April 5, 2024, last operated by Owl Ops LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 31, 2013, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Three Rivers Operating CO II LLC and has since transferred to Owl Ops LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wichitia Albany, Wichtia Albany.
Its lease has reported 367K barrels of oil and 2.33M mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (432) 201-4773
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Owl Ops LLC |
| Production reports | Owl Ops LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCJul 31, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 2013
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 2023
- completed
- 367K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 5, 2024
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPhaul O-10-40707 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Owl Ops LLC | 5 | 367K | 2.33M | Sep 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 73,122 · prior 12 100,985(-28%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,720 · prior 12 7,991(-53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meritage Energy Company, LLCOct 2010 → Aug 2012
- 2Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCSep 2012 → Nov 2014
- 3OXY USA Inc.Dec 2014 → Sep 2024
- 4Owl Ops LLCOct 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 765814-99 | Drill | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC | Jul 2, 2013 | Jul 31, 2013 | Aug 29, 2013 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-40707 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,619 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,532 | 10,360 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 258 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,500 | 11 | 1,160 S |
| 5.5 | 10,520 | 7.875 | 790 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 | May 8, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2014 | Feb 6, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-227-37541 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37541 → 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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