WELL · 42-479-36429 · DISTRICT 4
McKendrick W. H. #16
Webb County · Cerrito Creek (Lobo) field · Vertical
Mckendrick W. H. #16 (API 42-479-36429) is a well in Webb County operated by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP, completed February 29, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1996, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston and has since transferred to Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Big Blue, Wilcox, Unconformity, Walker.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 234 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP |
| Production reports | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.through Dec 2023 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJun 21, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 29, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 749K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 29, 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendrick, W. H. et AL G-4-159307 | Dolores Creek (Wilcox 8200) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 675K | Jun 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| McKendrick, W. H. G-4-157835 | Cerrito Creek (Lobo) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 1 | 0 | 73.4K | Feb 1996 – May 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonMar 1996 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3United Oil & Minerals L. P.Apr 2002 → Jun 2003
- 4United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 6Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Jan 2012
- 7Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCFeb 2012 → Dec 2019
- 8Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 9Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449587-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jun 21, 1996 | Jun 21, 1996 | Jun 14, 1996 | 9,280 |
| 444114-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jan 25, 1996 | Jan 25, 1996 | Jan 28, 1996 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-157835 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-159307 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 464 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Blue | 6,750 | -6,286 |
| Wilcox | 8,425 | -7,961 |
| Unconformity | 8,440 | -7,976 |
| Walker | 8,800 | -8,336 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,080 | 8,089 | Perforated |
| 8,096 | 8,100 | Perforated |
| 8,827 | 8,837 | Perforated |
| 8,893 | 8,903 | Perforated |
| 8,955 | 8,967 | Perforated |
| 9,052 | 9,062 | Perforated |
| 9,069 | 9,077 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 996 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 7 | 6,995 | 8.75 | 340 S |
| 2.875 | 9,280 | 6.25 | 475 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 | Sep 17, 1996 | Jul 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | May 29, 1996 | Mar 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-479-36429 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36429 → 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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