WELL · 42-047-31694 · DISTRICT 4
West Alta Mesa #1
Brooks County · Alta Mesa W. (6500) field · Directional
West Alta Mesa #1 (API 42-047-31694) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged December 20, 1996, last operated by Mestena Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 8,000 ft.
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
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mestena Inc. |
| Production reports | Mestena, Inc.through Aug 1996 |
| Latest permit | Mestena, Inc.Jul 10, 1996 |
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Jul 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 20, 1996
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Alta Mesa G-4-158880 | Alta Mesa, W. (6500) | Mestena, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 53.7K | Nov 1995 – Jul 1997 |
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.Nov 1995 → Aug 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450177-99 | Recompletion | Mestena, Inc. | Jul 10, 1996 | Jul 10, 1996 | Jul 12, 1996 | 7,220 |
| 441140-99 | Drill | Jamex, Inc. | Oct 23, 1995 | Oct 24, 1995 | Oct 26, 1995 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-158880 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,794 | 5,802 | Perforated |
| 6,531 | 6,533 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,918 | 12.25 | 680 S |
| 4.5 | 6,686 | 8.75 | 840 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 | Mar 3, 1997 | Jul 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1996 | Dec 28, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-047-31694 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31694 → 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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