WELL · 42-301-31599 · DISTRICT 8
McConnell State 55-1-42 Lov #1H
Loving County · Sandbar (Bone Spring) field · Horizontal
Mcconnell State 55-1-42 Lov #1H (API 42-301-31599) is a plugged horizontal well in Loving County, plugged December 3, 2016, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 17, 2011, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon, Bone Spring.
Its 2 leases have reported 29.2K barrels of oil and 1.37M mcf of gas since December 2011, last reporting in September 2017. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Aug 2014 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 17, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 2011
- completed
- 29.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.37M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2011 THROUGH Sep 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 3, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConnell State 55-1-42 Lov G-10-277234 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 838K | Dec 2011 – Sep 2017 |
| McConnell State 55-1-42 Lov O-10-42073 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 29.2K | 529K | Dec 2011 – Nov 2015 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 2011 → Sep 2012
- 2Shell Western E&PDec 2011 → Aug 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718473-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 15, 2011 | Jun 17, 2011 | Jul 15, 2011 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2011 | McConnell State 55-1-42 Lov G-10-277234 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
| Dec 27, 2011 | McConnell State 55-1-42 Lov O-10-42073 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,942 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Canyon | 3,999 | -1,057 |
| Brushy Canyon | 5,599 | -2,657 |
| Bone Spring | 7,613 | -4,671 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,279 | 12,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,688 | 11 | 824 S |
| 5.5 | 12,332 | 7.875 | 1,620 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 16, 2015 | Feb 16, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 21, 2012 | Jan 17, 2012 | 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 42-301-31599 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-31599 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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