WELL · 42-047-01438 · DISTRICT 4
Mestena Oil & Gas Co. 1 #47
Brooks County · Alta Mesa (4950 Sand) field · Vertical
Mestena Oil & Gas CO. 1 #47 (API 42-047-01438) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged July 20, 2011, last operated by Mestena Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1995, permitted to 5,501 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 26K barrels of oil and 76.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2011. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 28, 2000
- Permits on file
- 77
- Phone
- (361) 884-2191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 5,501
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 76.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 20, 2011
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mestena Oil & Gas "1" O-4-12451 | Alta Mesa (L- 2) | Mestena Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 18.4K | 63.3K | Mar 1995 – Dec 2011 |
| Mestena Oil & Gas "1" O-4-11810 | Alta Mesa (4500 Sand) | Mestena, Inc. | 1 | 7.62K | 13.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
| — O-4-116 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Mestena, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2001
- 2Mestena Operating, Ltd.Oct 2001 → Feb 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434358-99 | Recompletion | Mestena, Inc. | Mar 30, 1995 | Mar 30, 1995 | Mar 31, 1995 | 5,501 |
| 375743-99 | Recompletion | Mestena, Inc. | Jul 20, 1990 | Jul 20, 1990 | — | 5,501 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-116 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11810 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12451 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,452 | 4,482 | Perforated |
| 4,526 | 4,536 | Perforated |
| — | 4,916 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,796 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 1,811 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,249 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,263 | — | — |
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 | Jun 19, 1995 | Apr 3, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1995 | Jul 25, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1991 | Jul 25, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 15, 1963 | — |
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 42-047-01438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-01438 → 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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