WELL · 42-435-34973 · DISTRICT 7
Aldwell-McPherson #2
Sutton County · Sawyer (Canyon) field · Vertical
Aldwell-Mcpherson #2 (API 42-435-34973) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged February 27, 2014, last operated by Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 23, 1999, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Kerns O & G, Inc. and has since transferred to Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Canyon.
Operator of record
Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC
Permitted by Kerns O & G, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 4, 2014
- Permits on file
- 1,184
- Phone
- (405) 749-5263
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC |
| Production reports | Cyclone Exploration, Inc.through Dec 2011 |
| Latest permit | Kerns O & G, Inc.Aug 23, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 23, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 22, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1999 THROUGH Feb 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 22, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 27, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldwell-McPherson G-9-174594 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | 1 | 0 | 49.7K | Sep 1999 – Feb 2014 |
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.
- 1Kerns O & G, Inc.Nov 1999 → Dec 2004
- 2Blackbrush O & G, Inc.Jan 2005 → Feb 2008
- 3Cyclone Exploration, Inc.Mar 2008 → Dec 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486831-99 | Drill | Kerns O & G, Inc. | Aug 20, 1999 | Aug 23, 1999 | Aug 27, 1999 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-174594 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,982 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 5,220 | -3,238 |
| Canyon | 7,176 | -5,194 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,436 | 8,454 | Perforated |
| 8,460 | 8,465 | Perforated |
| 8,552 | 8,584 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,486 | 11 | 470 S |
| 4.5 | 8,882 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Feb 4, 2000 | Dec 9, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1999 | Oct 25, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-435-34973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-34973 → 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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