WELL · 42-495-31939 · DISTRICT 8
McCutchen W. A. #23
Winkler County · Keystone (Colby) field · Vertical
Mccutchen W. A. #23 (API 42-495-31939) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged August 28, 2014, last operated by Bcp Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 20, 1985, permitted to 3,800 ft.
It was permitted by American Petrofina CO. Of Tex. and has since transferred to Bcp Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Colby Sand, Colby.
Its lease has reported 150K barrels of oil and 65.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Petrofina Co. of Tex.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file · (432) 246-8345
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BCP Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporationthrough Aug 2020 |
| Latest permit | American Petrofina Co. of Tex.May 20, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 20, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2014
- completed
- 150K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 65.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 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; they carry 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCutchen, W. A. O-10-16086 | Keystone (Colby) | BCP Resources, LLC | 19 | 150K | 65.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1G.P.C. Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Arrington,david H. Oil & Gas,incMar 1993 → Jun 1995
- 3BC Operating, Inc.Jul 1995 → Oct 2004
- 4Taurus Exploration U.S.A., Inc.Mar 1998 → Nov 1998
- 5Energen Resources CorporationDec 1998 → Jun 2003
- 6Celero Energy, L.P.Nov 2004 → Sep 2005
- 7Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2005 → Aug 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275464-99 | Drill | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | May 20, 1985 | May 20, 1985 | Jul 9, 1985 | 3,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-16086 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,927 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Colby Sand | 3,345 | -418 |
| Colby | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,345 | 3,397 | Perforated |
| 3,421 | 3,443 | Perforated |
| 3,457 | 3,487 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 639 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 3,578 | 7.875 | 766 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 | Nov 25, 2014 | Aug 6, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Sep 16, 1985 | Aug 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-495-31939 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-31939 → 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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