WELL · 42-497-33976 · DISTRICT 9
McDonald #2
Wise County · McCutchin (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Mcdonald #2 (API 42-497-33976) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged September 30, 2025, last operated by Western Chief Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 13, 1995, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mccutchin, Jerry and has since transferred to Western Chief Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka, Marble Falls, M Falls.
Its 2 leases have reported 106K barrels of oil and 137K mcf of gas since April 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Western Chief Operating L.L.C.
Permitted by McCutchin, Jerry; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 38 permits on file · (940) 550-8708
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Western Chief Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.through Sep 2023 |
| Latest permit | McCutchin, JerryJan 13, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 1995
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 1995
- completed
- 106K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 137K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 2025
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald G-13-270456 | McCutchin (Ellenburger) | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 19.5K | Oct 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| McDonald O-13-28779 | McCutchin (Ellenburger) | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C. | 2 | 106K | 117K | Apr 1994 – Jul 2014 |
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.
- 1McCutchin, JerryApr 1994 → Feb 2005
- 2Western Chief Oil & Gas CompanyMar 2005 → Feb 2008
- 3Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.Mar 2008 → Sep 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431803-99 | Drill | McCutchin, Jerry | Jan 13, 1995 | Jan 13, 1995 | Jan 17, 1995 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-270456 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28779 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 958 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 5,540 | -4,582 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGL | 5,700 | -4,742 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGL. | 5,700 | -4,742 |
| Marble Falls | 5,960 | -5,002 |
| M Falls | 5,960 | -5,002 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,972 | 6,981 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 468 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 4.5 | 7,081 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Oct 29, 2013 | Nov 8, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Nov 29, 1995 | Oct 30, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-497-33976 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33976 → 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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