WELL · 42-239-31964 · DISTRICT 2
McDowell Bertha #1
Jackson County · Gabrysch (6100) field · Vertical
Mcdowell Bertha #1 (API 42-239-31964) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged February 20, 1997, last operated by Richman Petroleum Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1996, permitted to 7,200 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.34K barrels of oil and 8.63K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 1997. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Grapevine, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2005 · 94 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richman Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Richman Petroleum Corp.through Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | Richman Petroleum Corp.Apr 5, 1996 |
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1996
- completed
- 3.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.63K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 20, 1997
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell, Bertha G-2-158800 | Gabrysch (6100) | Richman Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 8.61K | Apr 1996 – Apr 1997 |
| McDowell, Bertha O-2-6689 | Gabrysch (5600) | Richman Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 3.34K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
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.
- 1Pintex Operating Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Richman Petroleum Corp.Mar 1995 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446558-99 | Recompletion | Richman Petroleum Corp. | Apr 2, 1996 | Apr 5, 1996 | Mar 19, 1996 | 6,253 |
| 224433-99 | Drill | Kenyon Exploration, Inc. | Dec 21, 1983 | Dec 21, 1983 | — | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-158800 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6689 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,614 | 5,618 | Perforated |
| 6,158 | 6,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 684 | 12.25 | 257 S |
| 8.625 | 684 | 12.5 | 257 sx |
| 4.5 | 6,253 | 7.875 | 745 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 | Jul 30, 1996 | May 3, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1984 | Mar 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1984 | Mar 21, 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 42-239-31964 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-31964 → 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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