WELL · 42-475-34825 · DISTRICT 8
Fat Boy #5
Ward County · Block 17 (Cherry Canyon) field · Producing · Vertical
Fat Boy #5 (API 42-475-34825) is a well in Ward County operated by Mcgee Drilling Corporation, completed February 24, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 24, 2004, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lamar, Mazinita, Brushy Canyon.
Its lease has reported 197K barrels of oil and 474K mcf of gas since November 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 5 permits on file · (432) 685-7736
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGee Drilling Corporation |
| Production reports | McGee Drilling Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | McGee Drilling CorporationAug 24, 2004 |
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 24, 2004
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 2005
- completed
- 197K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 474K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Boy O-10-37217 | Block 17 (Cherry Canyon) | McGee Drilling Corporation | 3 | 197K | 474K | Nov 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,976 · prior 12 10,878(-54%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 182(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1McGee Drilling CorporationNov 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549857-99 | Drill | McGee Drilling Corporation | Aug 20, 2004 | Aug 24, 2004 | Dec 8, 2004 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37217 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,702 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| LamarLAMAR LIME | 4,748 | -2,046 |
| Mazinita | 6,137 | -3,435 |
| Brushy Canyon | 7,133 | -4,431 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,689 | 6,733 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 900 | 14.75 | 660 S |
| 8.625 | 4,670 | 11 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 7,150 | 7.875 | 658 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 20, 2005 | Mar 3, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-475-34825 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-34825 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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