WELL · 42-047-31565 · DISTRICT 4
Rialitos #1
Brooks County · Blue Steel (VX - Feliz Navidad) field · Vertical
Rialitos #1 (API 42-047-31565) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged September 25, 2014, last operated by Mestena Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 22, 1989, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Mestena Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 26, 2014
- Permits on file
- 17
- Phone
- (361) 884-2191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mestena Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Mestena Operating, L.L.C.through Dec 2012 |
| Latest permit | Tri-C Resources, Inc.Nov 22, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 189K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 25, 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rialitos G-4-134048 | Blue Steel (VX - Feliz Navidad) | Mestena Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 189K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2014 |
| Rialitos G-4-134049 | Blue Steel (VX - Commercial Art) | Mestena Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2014 |
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.
- 1Cometra Oil and Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Lomak Production CompanyMar 1997 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Oct 2008
- 4Mestena Operating, Ltd.Dec 2008 → Jun 2009
- 5Mestena Operating, L.L.C.Jul 2009 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366712-99 | Drill | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | Nov 20, 1989 | Nov 22, 1989 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-134048 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-134049 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,513 | 7,526 | Perforated |
| 8,274 | 8,293 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,645 | 12.25 | 525 S |
| 7 | 6,379 | 8.75 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 8,821 | 7 | 730 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 | May 18, 1990 | Feb 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 4, 1990 | Feb 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-047-31565 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31565 → 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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