TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · MCGILL BROS. LEASE · API 42-427-31587 · DISTRICT 04
McGill Bros. #480
Starr County · Kelsey South (Zone 18-D C) field · Vertical
Mcgill Bros. #480 (API 42-427-31587) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged October 25, 1995, last operated by Exxon Corp..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1986, permitted to 7,800 ft.
Its lease has reported 2.6K barrels of oil and 10.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- See remarks (S)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 15, 1999
- Permits on file
- 19,549
- Phone
- (713) 431-1125
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Corp. |
| Production reports | Exxon Corp.through Sep 1994 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Dec 11, 1986 |
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 1987
- completed
- 2.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 25, 1995
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. O-4-11286 | Kelsey, South (Zone 18-D, C) | Exxon Corp. | 1 | 2.6K | 10.9K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1994 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324047-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Dec 8, 1986 | Dec 11, 1986 | — | 7,525 |
| 192099-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Apr 20, 1983 | Apr 20, 1983 | — | 7,525 |
| 136829-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Oct 16, 1981 | Oct 16, 1981 | Oct 19, 1981 | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1987 | McGill Bros. O-4-11286 | Kelsey South (Zone 18-D C) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
| May 19, 1983 | McGill Bros. O-4-10293 | Kelsey South (Zone 19-A) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
| Nov 23, 1981 | McGill Bros. G-4-97622 | Kelsey South (7450) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,732 | 5,742 | Perforated |
| 5,850 | 5,864 | Perforated |
| 7,488 | 7,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,569 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 2.875 | 7,524 | 7.875 | 900 S |
| 2.875 | — | — | 900 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 2, 1987 | Sep 3, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 17, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 11, 1982 | — |
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 42-427-31587 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31587 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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