WELL · 42-413-31986 · DISTRICT 7
McWhorter V. M. #8
Schleicher County · Eldorado (Canyon) field · Vertical
Mcwhorter V. M. #8 (API 42-413-31986) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged August 13, 2025, last operated by Diamond S Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 1997, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Diamond S Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Lwr Wolfcamp, Canyon, L. Canyon.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (817) 269-0503
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamond S Energy Company |
| Production reports | Diamond S Energy Companythrough Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 30, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 15, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 214K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jan 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 15, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McWhorter, V. M. G-9-163078 | Eldorado (Canyon) | Diamond S Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 214K | May 1997 – Jan 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 45(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.May 1997 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Feb 2005
- 4Diamond S Energy CompanyMar 2005 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457666-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jan 21, 1997 | Jan 30, 1997 | Mar 17, 1997 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-163078 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,435 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,324 | 6,396 | Perforated |
| 6,820 | 6,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 680 | 11 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 7,000 | 7.875 | 1,060 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 | Jun 24, 1997 | Jun 4, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-413-31986 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31986 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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/41331986, documented in the API reference.