WELL · 42-357-30792 · DISTRICT 10
McClain -A- #1
Ochiltree County · Ellis Ranch (Keys) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mcclain -A- #1 (API 42-357-30792) is a well in Ochiltree County operated by King Operating Corporation, completed November 30, 1977 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 1977, permitted to 9,440 ft.
It was permitted by H & L Operating Company and has since transferred to King Operating Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by H & L Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 30, 2025
- Permits on file
- 180
- Phone
- (817) 865-3558
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | King Operating Corporation |
| Production reports | King Operating Corporationthrough May 2022 |
| Latest permit | H & L Operating CompanyOct 6, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,440
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1977
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 298K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1977
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McClain -A- G-14-74802 | Ellis Ranch (Keys) | King Operating Corporation | 1 | 0 | 298K | 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.
- 1H & L Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2H & L Operating Co., L.L.P.Jan 1999 → Jan 2012
- 3H & L Operating Co., LLCFeb 2012 → Mar 2018
- 4King Operating CorporationMay 2022 → May 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9291-99 | Drill | H & L Operating Company | Oct 6, 1977 | Oct 6, 1977 | Oct 7, 1977 | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 1977 | McClain -A- G-14-74802 | Ellis Ranch (Keys) | King Operating Corporation | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2018 | 9,440 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,881 | 8,919 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,732 | — | 875 S |
| 4.5 | 9,229 | — | 270 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 | Jan 12, 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 42-357-30792 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-357-30792 → 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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