WELL · 42-493-30768 · DISTRICT 1
McGaughy Elkin #7
Wilson County · Kaye (Navarro) field · Vertical
Mcgaughy Elkin #7 (API 42-493-30768) is a plugged well in Wilson County, plugged May 24, 1995, last operated by Mcgaughy Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 9, 1980, permitted to 2,600 ft.
It was permitted by Gauntt, John D. JR. and has since transferred to Mcgaughy Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gauntt, John D. Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 1996
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGaughy Oil Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Gauntt, John D. Jr.Dec 9, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 24, 1995
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGaughy, Elkin O-1-6851 | Kaye (Navarro) | McGaughy Oil Company | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101341-99 | Drill | Gauntt, John D. Jr. | Dec 9, 1980 | Dec 9, 1980 | Dec 11, 1980 | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6851 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,469 | 2,472 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 2,372 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,531 | 6.75 | 287 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 20, 1981 | — |
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 42-493-30768 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-30768 → 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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