WELL · 42-047-31609 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia 1 #31
Brooks County · Vertical
Garcia 1 #31 (API 42-047-31609) is a permitted well in Brooks County filed by Mestena Operating, Ltd.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1992 and 2009, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 200 permits on file · (361) 884-2191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.through Nov 2022 |
| Latest permit | Mestena Operating, Ltd.Mar 6, 2009 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 2009
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia 1 G-4-247762 | Alta Mesa, East (7300) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 97.2K | Feb 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Garcia 1 G-4-142385 | Alta Mesa, East (Salinas) | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 774K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2016 |
| Garcia 1 G-4-144988 | Alta Mesa, East (7600) | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 273K | Mar 1993 – Feb 2016 |
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 → Jul 1998
- 3Range Production CompanyDec 1998 → Feb 2006
- 4Mestena Operating, Ltd.Feb 2009 → Jun 2009
- 5Mestena Operating, L.L.C.Jul 2009 → Jan 2013
- 6Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Nov 2021 → Nov 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 679216-99 | Recompletion | Mestena Operating, Ltd. | Mar 5, 2009 | Mar 6, 2009 | Feb 12, 2009 | 10,000 |
| 499698-99 | Recompletion | Range Production Company | Sep 15, 2000 | Oct 20, 2000 | — | 9,000 |
| 398911-99 | Drill | Cometra Oil and Gas, Inc. | May 1, 1992 | May 1, 1992 | May 8, 1992 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-142385 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-144988 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-247762 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 255 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,288 | 7,292 | Perforated |
| 7,313 | 7,317 | Perforated |
| 7,638 | 7,655 | Perforated |
| 7,686 | 7,694 | Perforated |
| 8,101 | 8,109 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,521 | 17.5 | 1,280 S |
| 13.375 | 2,521 | 20 | 1,280 S |
| 9.625 | 6,941 | 12.25 | 529 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 | Jun 29, 2009 | Mar 10, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | May 18, 1993 | Apr 5, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1992 | Oct 1, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1992 | Sep 28, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-047-31609 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31609 → 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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