TEXAS · WELLS · MATAGORDA COUNTY · API 42-321-31823 · DISTRICT 03
McDonald E. L. #1
Matagorda County · Markham N. (Anomalina B Upper) field · Vertical
Mcdonald E. L. #1 (API 42-321-31823) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged December 4, 2002, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 4, 2000, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Nonion Struma, Tex Miss.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.66K barrels of oil and 201K mcf of gas since July 2000, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,354
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Sep 2002 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.May 4, 2000 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 4, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 2001
- completed
- 2.66K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 201K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2000 THROUGH Sep 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald, E. L. G-3-179152 | Markham, N. (Anomalina B Upper) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 1.87K | 134K | Aug 2000 – Sep 2002 |
| McDonald, E. L. G-3-179553 | Markham, N. (Anomalina B Lower) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 795 | 67.1K | Jul 2000 – Nov 2000 |
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.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.Jul 2000 → Sep 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494703-98 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | May 10, 2000 | May 4, 2000 | May 25, 2000 | 11,000 |
| 494703-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | May 4, 2000 | May 4, 2000 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2001 | McDonald E. L. G-3-179152 | Markham N. (Anomalina B Upper) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jul 14, 2000 | McDonald E. L. G-3-179553 | Markham N. (Anomalina B Lower) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 56 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioTOP FRIO | 6,750 | -6,694 |
| Nonion Struma | 7,590 | -7,534 |
| Tex Miss | 8,240 | -8,184 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,300 | 9,304 | Perforated |
| 9,316 | 9,322 | Perforated |
| 9,618 | 9,632 | Perforated |
| 9,662 | 9,670 | Perforated |
| 9,675 | 9,679 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,513 | 12.25 | 695 S |
| 4.5 | 10,393 | 6.125 | 775 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 7, 2001 | Mar 5, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Dec 27, 2000 | Aug 9, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 22, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 2000 | Aug 31, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 31, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-321-31823 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31823 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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