WELL · 42-245-30305 · DISTRICT 3
McFaddin State** #31
Jefferson County · Vertical
Mcfaddin State** #31 (API 42-245-30305) is a permitted well in Jefferson County filed by Shell Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1982, permitted to 4,515 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its lease has reported 603K barrels of oil and 284K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,401
- Phone
- (281) 544-7071
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Gepard Energy Incthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyNov 16, 1982 |
- 4,515
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1982
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 603K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 284K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFaddin State O-3-701 | Clam Lake | Gepard Energy Inc | 7 | 603K | 284K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,159 · prior 12 7,557(+61%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,256 · prior 12 2,645(+61%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Sonat Exploration CompanyDec 1994 → Sep 1999
- 3Papco, Inc.Oct 1999 → Mar 2017
- 4Oleum Exploration, LLCMay 2017 → Mar 2023
- 5Gepard Energy IncMay 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177422-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Nov 16, 1982 | Nov 16, 1982 | — | 4,515 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-701 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 14 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE A-1 | 1,894 | -1,880 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE B-3 | 2,342 | -2,328 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE C | 2,361 | -2,347 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE D-1 | 3,048 | -3,034 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE F-1 | 3,270 | -3,256 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE G | 3,392 | -3,378 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE H | 3,846 | -3,832 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE I | 4,326 | -4,312 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,894 | 1,902 | Perforated |
| 2,366 | 3,666 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 502 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 9.625 | 502 | 16 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 2,190 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 3,537 | — | — |
| 7 | 3,842 | 8.75 | 1,285 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 | Jun 24, 2002 | May 3, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 3, 1975 | — |
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 42-245-30305 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-30305 → 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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