WELL · 42-047-31733 · DISTRICT 4
Leoncito #15
Brooks County · Alta Mesa (D-4) field · Vertical
Leoncito #15 (API 42-047-31733) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged April 14, 2004, last operated by Mestena Operating Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 1996, permitted to 1,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mestena, Inc. and has since transferred to Mestena Operating Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mestena, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 17, 2008
- Permits on file
- 200
- Phone
- (361) 884-2191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mestena Operating Ltd. |
| Production reports | Mestena Operating, Ltd.through Mar 2004 |
| Latest permit | Mestena, Inc.Sep 26, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 22, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 177K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Apr 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 22, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 14, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leoncito G-4-160526 | Alta Mesa (D-4) | Mestena Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 177K | Oct 1996 – Apr 2004 |
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.Oct 1996 → Sep 2001
- 2Mestena Operating, Ltd.Oct 2001 → Mar 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453161-99 | Drill | Mestena, Inc. | Sep 26, 1996 | Sep 26, 1996 | Oct 8, 1996 | 1,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-160526 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 598 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 1,260 | 7.875 | 259 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, 1996 | Nov 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 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 42-047-31733 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31733 → 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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