WELL · 42-429-34976 · DISTRICT 7
McCrea Heirs A #5
Stephens County · L.H. McCrea (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Mccrea Heirs A #5 (API 42-429-34976) is a well in Stephens County operated by Mccrea Exploration Company Inc., completed February 2, 1988.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1994, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lake Sand, Duffer, Mississippian, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.14K barrels of oil and 466K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
McCrea Exploration Company Inc.
Carrollton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 1996 · 13 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McCrea Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Petexthrough Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | McCrea Exploration Company, Inc.Sep 7, 1994 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 7, 1994
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 1988
- completed
- 3.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 466K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCrea Heirs "A" G-8-151225 | L.H. McCrea Heirs (Miss) | Petex | 1 | 0 | 466K | Jul 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| McCrea Heirs "A" O-8-24765 | L.H. McCrea (Ellenburger) | McCrea Exploration Company, Inc. | 1 | 3.14K | 18 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1995 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 213 · prior 12 905(-76%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1McCrea Exploration Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2McClymond, Inc.Dec 1995 → Jul 2001
- 3McClymond, Ltd.Aug 2001 → Dec 2009
- 4PetexJan 2010 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427632-99 | Recompletion | McCrea Exploration Company, Inc. | Sep 1, 1994 | Sep 7, 1994 | Jul 14, 1994 | 4,255 |
| 340749-99 | Drill | McCrea Exploration Company, Inc. | Dec 29, 1987 | Dec 29, 1987 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-151225 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-24765 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,368 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Sand | 3,700 | -2,332 |
| Duffer | 3,990 | -2,622 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 3,990 | -2,622 |
| MississippianMISS | 4,200 | -2,832 |
| Ellenburger | 4,309 | -2,941 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,200 | 4,216 | Perforated |
| 4,313 | 4,324 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 312 | 11 | 125 S |
| 5.5 | 4,360 | 7.875 | 230 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 16, 1994 | Sep 12, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1988 | Feb 16, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-429-34976 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-34976 → 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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