WELL · 42-029-36650 · DISTRICT 1
Wondra Melvin #5
Bexar County · Fairfield field · Vertical
Wondra Melvin #5 (API 42-029-36650) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged March 12, 2018, last operated by Great Plains Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 26, 1985, permitted to 1,250 ft.
It was permitted by Mcguire, Joe Inc. and has since transferred to Great Plains Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 169 barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by McGuire, Joe Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nixon, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Great Plains Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Ginco Operating Co.through Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | McGuire, Joe Inc.Aug 26, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 26, 1985
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1985
- completed
- 169
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 12, 2018
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wondra, Melvin O-1-10584 | Fairfield | Great Plains Resources, Inc. | 4 | 169 | 19 | 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.
- 1Genie Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Ginco Operating Co.Aug 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283248-99 | Drill | McGuire, Joe Inc. | Aug 6, 1985 | Aug 26, 1985 | — | 1,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-10584 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 711 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 1,116 | -405 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,127 | 1,136 | Perforated |
| 1,139 | 1,144 | Perforated |
| 1,149 | 1,155 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,206 | 6.75 | 102 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 | Dec 4, 1985 | Nov 4, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 23, 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 42-029-36650 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-36650 → 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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