TEXAS · WELLS · NACOGDOCHES COUNTY · MCLAIN, RUFUS LEASE · API 42-347-31311 · DISTRICT 06
McLain Rufus #1
Nacogdoches County · Naconiche Creek W. (Pettit) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mclain Rufus #1 (API 42-347-31311) is a well in Nacogdoches County operated by Weatherly Oil & Gas LLC, completed August 6, 1984 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 15, 1984, permitted to 8,475 ft.
It was permitted by Arkla Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Weatherly Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, BMA, James Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arkla Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 10, 2018
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (512) 892-8930
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Weatherly Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | SND Operating, L.L.C.through Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | Arkla Exploration Co.Jun 15, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,475
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 1984
- last permit issued
- Aug 6, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 344K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 6, 1984
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2015
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLain, Rufus G-6-113297 | Naconiche Creek, W. (Pettit) | Weatherly Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 344K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Hurley Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyJun 1995 → Jan 1996
- 3Jacobi-Johnson Energy, Inc.Feb 1996 → Dec 1998
- 4Exco Resources, Inc.Jan 1999 → Apr 2005
- 5Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 2005 → Oct 2014
- 6Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Dec 2014
- 7SND Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2015 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242128-99 | Drill | Arkla Exploration Co. | Oct 16, 1984 | Jun 15, 1984 | Jun 22, 1984 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1984 | McLain Rufus G-6-113297 | Naconiche Creek W. (Pettit) | Weatherly Oil & Gas LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2015 | 8,475 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 5,000 | -4,610 |
| Glen RoseGLEN ROSE (TX) | 5,276 | -4,886 |
| BMA | 6,925 | -6,535 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,422 | -7,032 |
| Pettit | 7,679 | -7,289 |
| Travis Peak | 8,256 | -7,866 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,775 | 7,783 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,775 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 4.5 | 8,474 | 9.625 | 810 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 12, 1984 | Oct 19, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1984 | Oct 16, 1984 | — |
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 42-347-31311 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-347-31311 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/34731311, documented in the API reference.