WELL · 42-429-34465 · DISTRICT 7
McKelvain #2
Stephens County · Regal (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Mckelvain #2 (API 42-429-34465) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged June 25, 1991, last operated by Rio Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 2011, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Quail Well Service, Inc. and has since transferred to Rio Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Gardner Lm, Strawn, Home Creek, Caddo.
Operator of record
Permitted by Quail Well Service, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Caddo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 5, 1992 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rio Operating Company |
| Production reports | Quail Well Service, Inc.through Jun 2014 |
| Latest permit | Quail Well Service, Inc.Dec 8, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 8, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 75.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2010 THROUGH Sep 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 25, 1991
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKelvain G-8-265272 | Eureka (Strawn) | Quail Well Service, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 70.7K | Oct 2011 – Sep 2016 |
| McKelvain G-8-259144 | Eureka (Duffer) | Quail Well Service, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.41K | Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 |
| — O-8-22666 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Quail Well Service, Inc.Oct 2010 → Jun 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727903-99 | Recompletion | Quail Well Service, Inc. | Nov 8, 2011 | Dec 8, 2011 | Oct 1, 2011 | 4,226 |
| 691269-99 | Reenter | Quail Well Service, Inc. | Feb 12, 2010 | Mar 3, 2010 | Jul 12, 2010 | 4,226 |
| 276333-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Jul 1, 1985 | May 30, 1985 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-259144 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-265272 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-22666 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,272 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,204 | 2,210 | Perforated |
| 3,920 | 3,927 | Perforated |
| 4,228 | 4,236 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 129 | 11 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 4,227 | 7.875 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 4,228 | 7.875 | 75 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 | Nov 19, 2012 | Dec 12, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2011 | Nov 19, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1985 | Jul 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-429-34465 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-34465 → 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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