WELL · 42-237-35785 · DISTRICT 9
McDonald Unit #51A
Jack County · McDonald (Strawn Sd.) field · Vertical
Mcdonald Unit #51A (API 42-237-35785) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged March 24, 2010, last operated by Circle Ridge Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 24, 1984, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Savoy Oil CO. and has since transferred to Circle Ridge Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Gun-Site, Shale & Lime, Sand & Lime, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 53.1K barrels of oil and 44 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Savoy Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 17 permits on file · (817) 917-0762
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Circle Ridge Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Circle Ridge Production, Inc.through Aug 2019 |
| Latest permit | Savoy Oil Co.Jan 24, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 24, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1984
- completed
- 53.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 24, 2010
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald Unit O-13-14884 | McDonald (Strawn Sd.) | Circle Ridge Production, Inc. | 15 | 53.1K | 44 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Moriah Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Brothers Production Company Inc.Jan 1996 → Aug 1996
- 3Circle Ridge Production, Inc.Sep 1996 → Aug 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227141-99 | Drill | Savoy Oil Co. | Jan 9, 1984 | Jan 24, 1984 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-14884 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,057 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gun-Site | 304 | 753 |
| Shale & Lime | 2,150 | -1,093 |
| Sand & Lime | 2,790 | -1,733 |
| Strawn | 3,420 | -2,363 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,440 | 3,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 366 | 10.75 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 3,562 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Apr 11, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | — |
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 42-237-35785 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-35785 → 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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