WELL · 42-353-30808 · DISTRICT 7
McLaughlin #8
Nolan County · JMM (Canyon) field · Vertical
Mclaughlin #8 (API 42-353-30808) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged January 17, 2001, last operated by Katsco Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 16, 1979, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fisher-Webb, Inc. and has since transferred to Katsco Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Cisco, Canyon.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fisher-Webb, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Round Rock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (512) 415-4327
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Katsco Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Lucky Eleven Oil Co.through Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | Fisher-Webb, Inc.Aug 16, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 16, 1979
- last permit issued
- Oct 11, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 11, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 17, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin G-8-130124 | JMM (Canyon) | Katsco Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 12.7K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2001 |
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.
- 1Alexander Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Lucky Eleven Oil Co.Aug 1995 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55752-99 | Drill | Fisher-Webb, Inc. | Aug 16, 1979 | Aug 16, 1979 | Sep 14, 1979 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-130124 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,348 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JunctionBASE COLEMAN JUNCTION | 3,680 | -1,332 |
| CiscoBASE CISCO LIME | 4,920 | -2,572 |
| CanyonCANYON SAND | 5,775 | -3,427 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,776 | 5,907 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 373 | 11.25 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 5,716 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,969 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Apr 3, 1989 | Mar 23, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 12, 1979 | — |
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 42-353-30808 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-353-30808 → 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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