WELL · 42-427-33178 · DISTRICT 4
McGill Bros. #556
Starr County · Kelsey (Vxkbg. Consol.) field · Vertical
Mcgill Bros. #556 (API 42-427-33178) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged August 5, 2011, last operated by Exxon Mobil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 19, 1999, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Exxon Mobil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 29-A Sand, 30-B Marker Shale, 30-B Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,223
- Phone
- (346) 474-9142
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| Production reports | Exxon Mobil Corporationthrough Sep 2001 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Aug 19, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1999
- last permit issued
- Apr 4, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 167K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2000 THROUGH Aug 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 4, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 5, 2011
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-4-177067 | Kelsey (Vxkbg. Consol.) | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 167K | Apr 2000 – Aug 2011 |
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 Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Sep 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486708-98 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Mar 30, 2000 | Aug 19, 1999 | Feb 21, 2000 | 9,200 |
| 486708-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Aug 18, 1999 | Aug 19, 1999 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-177067 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 222 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 29-A Sand | 8,390 | -8,168 |
| 30-B Marker Shale | 8,677 | -8,455 |
| 30-B Sand | 8,770 | -8,548 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,802 | 8,812 | Perforated |
| 8,830 | 8,840 | Perforated |
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 29, 2000 | May 22, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-427-33178 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33178 → 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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