WELL · 42-057-31684 · DISTRICT 2
Melcher #2
Calhoun County · Lobue (Discorbis D) field · Vertical
Melcher #2 (API 42-057-31684) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged August 18, 2011, last operated by C & E Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 10, 2004, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Hockley, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2024
- Permits on file
- 462
- Phone
- (281) 265-6500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | C & E Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | C & E Operating, Inc.through Jan 2011 |
| Latest permit | C & E Operating, Inc.Nov 10, 2004 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 2004
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2005 THROUGH Aug 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 18, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melcher G-2-211075 | Lobue (Discorbis D) | C & E Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2M | Apr 2005 – Aug 2011 |
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.
- 1C & E Operating, Inc.Apr 2005 → Jan 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553430-99 | Drill | C & E Operating, Inc. | Nov 9, 2004 | Nov 10, 2004 | Dec 16, 2004 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-211075 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 10 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 7,645 | -7,635 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,966 | 9,971 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,171 | 17.5 | 2,377 S |
| 9.625 | 8,472 | 12.25 | 645 S |
| 5.5 | 10,210 | 8.5 | 520 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 20, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 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 42-057-31684 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31684 → 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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