WELL · 42-451-31906 · DISTRICT 7
McGill #5
Tom Green County · Harriett S. (Strawn Lime) field · Vertical
Mcgill #5 (API 42-451-31906) is a plugged well in Tom Green County, plugged October 19, 2016, last operated by Fortune Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 1988, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fortune Production CO. and has since transferred to Fortune Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Palo Pinto, Canyon, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 37.8K barrels of oil and 171K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fortune Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Angelo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 16 permits on file · (325) 277-2623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Fortune Energy, Inc.through Jul 2016 |
| Latest permit | Fortune Production Co.Sep 26, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1988
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 1988
- completed
- 37.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 171K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 19, 2016
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill G-9-195053 | Harriett, S. (Strawn Lime) | Fortune Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 75.4K | May 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| McGill O-9-12236 | Harriett, S. (Strawn Lime) | Fortune Energy, Inc. | 5 | 37.8K | 95.8K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2017 |
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.
- 1Fortune Production Co.Jan 1993 → Dec 2008
- 2Fortune Energy, Inc.Jan 2009 → Jul 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351493-99 | Drill | Fortune Production Co. | Sep 22, 1988 | Sep 26, 1988 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-195053 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-12236 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,817 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JunctionBASE COLEMAN JUNCTION | 2,250 | -433 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,234 | -2,417 |
| CanyonCANYON SAND | 4,400 | -2,583 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 4,515 | -2,698 |
| StrawnSTRAWN LIME | 4,650 | -2,833 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,652 | 4,658 | Perforated |
| 4,849 | 4,855 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 222 | 11 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 5,000 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Jul 18, 2003 | May 9, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1988 | Nov 7, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 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 42-451-31906 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-31906 → 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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