WELL · 42-427-00227 · DISTRICT 4
McGill Bros. #224
Starr County · Kelsey South (Zone 23-A) field · Vertical
Mcgill Bros. #224 (API 42-427-00227) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged November 11, 1993, last operated by Humble Oil & Refining CO..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 1988, permitted to 6,883 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Humble Oil & Refining CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Humble Oil & Refining Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Nov 18, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,883
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 11, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill Bros. G-4-132360 | Kelsey, South (Zone 21-V) | Exxon Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353375-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Nov 16, 1988 | Nov 18, 1988 | — | 6,883 |
| 274820-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | May 9, 1985 | May 10, 1985 | — | 6,883 |
| 263243-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Dec 27, 1984 | Dec 31, 1984 | — | 6,883 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-132360 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,782 | 4,795 | Perforated |
| 5,221 | 5,227 | Perforated |
| 5,880 | 5,893 | Perforated |
| 6,146 | 6,166 | Perforated |
| — | 6,480 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,490 | 12.25 | 349 S |
| 8.625 | 1,490 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 1,491 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,595 | 7.875 | 440 S |
| 5.5 | 6,595 | — | — |
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 5, 1990 | Oct 16, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1985 | Aug 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1985 | Mar 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1985 | — | — |
| 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 42-427-00227 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-00227 → 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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