TEXAS · WELLS · ROBERTSON COUNTY · JAMES MCDONALD UNIT LEASE · API 42-395-31816 · DISTRICT 05
James McDonald Unit #1
Robertson County · Bald Prairie (CV Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
James Mcdonald Unit #1 (API 42-395-31816) is a well in Robertson County operated by Comstock Oil & Gas LLC, completed March 24, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 20, 2011, permitted to 17,550 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Comstock Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Knowles, Reagan, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Frisco, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 239
- Phone
- (972) 668-8800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Comstock Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Comstock Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jun 20, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 73.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McDonald Unit G-5-265618 | Bald Prairie (CV Consolidated) | Comstock Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 73.1M | Mar 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,929,235 · prior 12 1,820,830(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Mar 2012 → Aug 2014
- 2Covey Park Operating LLCSep 2014 → Aug 2019
- 3Comstock Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718602-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Jun 16, 2011 | Jun 20, 2011 | Sep 22, 2011 | 22,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2012 | James McDonald Unit G-5-265618 | Bald Prairie (CV Consolidated) | Comstock Oil & Gas LLC | Producing | 17,550 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Knowles | 12,392 | -11,942 |
| Reagan | 13,363 | -12,913 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 14,890 | -14,440 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LINE | 14,890 | -14,440 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 16,043 | 16,274 | Perforated |
| 16,043 | 16,605 | Perforated |
| 16,311 | 16,605 | Perforated |
| 16,881 | 17,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.125 | 2,200 | 17.5 | 2,120 S |
| 9.625 | 9,710 | 12.25 | 1,375 S |
| 5 | 17,550 | 5.5 | 300 S |
| 5 | 17,750 | 5.5 | 300 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 | Dec 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 2012 | May 31, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-395-31816 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-395-31816 → 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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