WELL · 42-255-36040 · DISTRICT 2
S.mcfarland-Challenger C SA #1H
Karnes County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) field · Producing · Horizontal
S.Mcfarland-Challenger C SA #1H (API 42-255-36040) is a horizontal well in Karnes County operated by Marathon Oil EF LLC, completed May 23, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 22, 2018, permitted to 20,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yegua, Queen City, Reklaw, Carrizo.
Its lease has reported 211K barrels of oil and 211K mcf of gas since November 2018, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,191
- Phone
- (832) 486-2737
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil EF LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil EF LLCJun 22, 2018 |
- 20,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 22, 2018
- last permit issued
- May 23, 2024
- completed
- 211K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 211K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2018 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 23, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
28.905849, -98.003131
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Karnes County.
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.mcfarland-Challenger C SA O-2-11657 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 1 | 211K | 211K | Nov 2018 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 880 · prior 12 3,634(-76%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 478 · prior 12 2,045(-77%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil EF LLCFeb 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 841566-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Jun 21, 2018 | Jun 22, 2018 | Jan 25, 2019 | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-11657 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 345 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 1,294 | -949 |
| Queen City | 3,154 | -2,809 |
| Reklaw | 3,464 | -3,119 |
| Carrizo | 4,179 | -3,834 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 5,366 | -5,021 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 10,465 | -10,120 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 10,705 | -10,360 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,976 | 14,687 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,224 | 12.25 | 1,534 S |
| 5.5 | 14,795 | 8.75 | 2,458 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 | Aug 2, 2024 | Jul 9, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 2019 | Mar 6, 2019 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 20, 2019 | Jan 16, 2019 | 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 42-255-36040 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-36040 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
F.janysek-M.hons-S.mcfarland SA42-255-36077
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,294 | -950 |
| Queen City | 3,154 | -2,810 |
| Reklaw | 3,464 | -3,120 |
| Carrizo | 4,179 | -3,835 |
| Wilcox | 5,366 | -5,022 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,504 | -10,160 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,763 | -10,419 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Mohr-Hons Unit42-255-36038
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,294 | -951 |
| Queen City | 3,154 | -2,811 |
| Reklaw | 3,464 | -3,121 |
| Carrizo | 4,179 | -3,836 |
| Wilcox | 5,366 | -5,023 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,495 | -10,152 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,759 | -10,416 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Mohr-Hons Unit42-255-36037
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,294 | -951 |
| Queen City | 3,154 | -2,811 |
| Reklaw | 3,464 | -3,121 |
| Carrizo | 4,179 | -3,836 |
| Wilcox | 5,366 | -5,023 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,524 | -10,181 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,785 | -10,442 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Challenger Unit C AC42-255-36039
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,294 | -952 |
| Queen City | 3,154 | -2,812 |
| Reklaw | 3,464 | -3,122 |
| Carrizo | 4,179 | -3,837 |
| Wilcox | 5,366 | -5,024 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,518 | -10,176 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Swize McFarland Unit AC42-255-36651
0.5 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,305 | -937 |
| Queen City | 3,165 | -2,797 |
| Reklaw | 3,475 | -3,107 |
| Carrizo | 4,190 | -3,822 |
| Wilcox | 5,377 | -5,009 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,529 | -10,161 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Swize McFarland Unit42-255-36650
0.6 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,305 | -934 |
| Queen City | 3,165 | -2,794 |
| Reklaw | 3,475 | -3,104 |
| Carrizo | 4,190 | -3,819 |
| Wilcox | 5,377 | -5,006 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,524 | -10,153 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,763 | -10,392 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Swize McFarland Unit42-255-36649
0.6 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,305 | -934 |
| Queen City | 3,165 | -2,794 |
| Reklaw | 3,475 | -3,104 |
| Carrizo | 4,190 | -3,819 |
| Wilcox | 5,377 | -5,006 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,546 | -10,175 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,783 | -10,412 |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Swize McFarland Unit42-255-36648
0.6 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,305 | -933 |
| Queen City | 3,165 | -2,793 |
| Reklaw | 3,475 | -3,103 |
| Carrizo | 4,190 | -3,818 |
| Wilcox | 5,377 | -5,005 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,524 | -10,152 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,763 | -10,391 |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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