WELL · 42-347-31777 · DISTRICT 6
McLain Gas Unit #1
Nacogdoches County · Naconiche Creek (Pettit) field · Vertical
Mclain Gas Unit #1 (API 42-347-31777) is a well in Nacogdoches County operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc., completed February 21, 2003.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 7, 2002, permitted to 9,250 ft.
It was permitted by Brg Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by BRG Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 13,061 permits on file · (405) 935-7500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Weatherly Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Sep 2019 |
| Latest permit | BRG Petroleum CorporationNov 7, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 7, 2002
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 673K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLain Gas Unit G-6-193878 | Naconiche Creek (Travis Peak) | Weatherly Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 673K | Feb 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| McLain Gas Unit G-6-193879 | Naconiche Creek (Pettit) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2003 – Dec 2005 |
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.
- 1BRG Petroleum CorporationFeb 2003 → Feb 2005
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 2005 → Oct 2014
- 3Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Dec 2014
- 4SND Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2015 → Sep 2017
- 5Weatherly Oil & Gas, LLCOct 2017 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525250-99 | Drill | BRG Petroleum Corporation | Nov 5, 2002 | Nov 7, 2002 | Jan 11, 2003 | 9,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-193878 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-193879 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 419 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,930 | -6,511 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,424 | -7,005 |
| Pettit | 7,675 | -7,256 |
| Travis Peak | 8,268 | -7,849 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,966 | 8,108 | Perforated |
| 8,302 | 9,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,950 | 11 | 547 S |
| 4.5 | 9,245 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Aug 18, 2006 | Mar 16, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 2003 | Apr 9, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-347-31777 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-347-31777 → 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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