WELL · 42-337-32812 · DISTRICT 9
McDonald #2
Montague County · Dyemound S. (Bend Conglomerate) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Mcdonald #2 (API 42-337-32812) is a well in Montague County operated by Pop Operating Company, completed January 15, 1994 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 26, 1989, permitted to 7,220 ft.
It was permitted by Fortson Oil Company and has since transferred to Pop Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Etter Lime, Atoka, Caddo.
Its 2 leases have reported 77.3K barrels of oil and 24.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fortson Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denton, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 23, 2025
- Permits on file
- 13
- Phone
- (940) 391-2120
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Walsh & Watts Inc. |
| Production reports | Pop Operating Companythrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fortson Oil CompanySep 26, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,220
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1994
- completed
- 77.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1994
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2018
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald O-13-9777 | Dyemound, S. (Bend Conglomerate) | Pop Operating Company | 4 | 61.8K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| McDonald O-13-27501 | Dyemound, S. (Marble Falls) | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 3 | 15.5K | 24.2K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2001 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 21 · prior 12 41(-49%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fortson Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Walsh & Watts, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 2024
- 3Pop Operating CompanyDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364397-98 | Drill | Fortson Oil Company | Oct 4, 1989 | Sep 26, 1989 | — | 7,250 |
| 364397-99 | Drill | Fortson Oil Company | Sep 26, 1989 | Sep 26, 1989 | — | 7,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1994 | McDonald O-13-9777 | Dyemound S. (Bend Conglomerate) | Pop Operating Company | Shut IN · shut in Oct 1, 2018 | 7,220 |
| Jan 15, 1994 | McDonald O-13-27501 | Dyemound S. (Marble Falls) | Walsh & Watts Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jan 15, 1994 | McDonald O-13-27501 | Dyemound S. (Marble Falls) | Walsh & Watts Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,142 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,096 | 7,100 | Perforated |
| 7,106 | 7,124 | Perforated |
| 7,137 | 7,146 | Perforated |
| 7,153 | 7,157 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,090 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 7,214 | 7.875 | 445 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 | Nov 20, 2001 | Feb 3, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1994 | Feb 3, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1990 | Nov 28, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 19, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-337-32812 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-32812 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 7.3K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 224K
- bbl, all reported
- Jul 2002
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000080099 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Mar 29, 2004 | 500 | 1,500 | 7,096–7,157 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 7,300 · prior 12 10,947(-33%)
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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