WELL · 42-047-32185 · DISTRICT 4
Mestena Oil & Gas Co. 1 #68
Brooks County · Alta Mesa (A-12) field · Vertical
Mestena Oil & Gas CO. 1 #68 (API 42-047-32185) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged August 12, 2015, last operated by Mestena Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 2004, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mestena Operating, Ltd. and has since transferred to Mestena Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mestena Operating, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2016 · 17 permits on file · (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 Feb 2015 |
| Latest permit | Mestena Operating, Ltd.Dec 29, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2005 THROUGH Aug 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 12, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mestena Oil & Gas Co. "1" G-4-207714 | Alta Mesa (A-12) | Mestena Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 46.2K | Jan 2005 – Aug 2015 |
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 Operating, Ltd.Feb 2005 → Jun 2009
- 2Mestena Operating, L.L.C.Jul 2009 → Feb 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555421-99 | Drill | Mestena Operating, Ltd. | Dec 29, 2004 | Dec 29, 2004 | Jan 3, 2005 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-207714 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 388 | 391 | Perforated |
| 394 | 397 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 445 | 7.875 | 175 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 30, 2005 | Feb 7, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 25, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-047-32185 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32185 → 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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