WELL · 42-275-31934 · DISTRICT 9
McGaughey #3
Knox County · A P C (Tannehill) field · Vertical
Mcgaughey #3 (API 42-275-31934) is a plugged well in Knox County, plugged December 23, 2008, last operated by Mcgaughey James Allen.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 20, 1989, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Long-Tex Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Mcgaughey James Allen on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Tannehill.
Its lease has reported 6.19K barrels of oil and 142 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2009. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Long-Tex Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Knox City, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 8, 2009
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGaughey James Allen |
| Production reports | McGaughey, James Allenthrough May 2008 |
| Latest permit | Long-Tex Exploration, Inc.Nov 20, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1989
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1989
- completed
- 6.19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 142
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 23, 2008
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGaughey O-13-27133 | A P C (Tannehill) | McGaughey, James Allen | 3 | 6.19K | 142 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2009 |
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.
- 1Oilco ServicesJan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Mesa Oil ToolsApr 1997 → Feb 1998
- 3S & L Operating Co.Mar 1998 → Dec 2001
- 4McGaughey, James AllenApr 2007 → May 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366526-99 | Drill | Long-Tex Exploration, Inc. | Nov 16, 1989 | Nov 20, 1989 | — | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27133 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,452 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tannehill | 2,330 | -878 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,330 | 2,335 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 112 | 11 | 70 S |
| 4.5 | 2,448 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Mar 30, 1990 | Jan 31, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-275-31934 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-275-31934 → 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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