WELL · 42-057-31709 · DISTRICT 2
Melcher #5
Calhoun County · Lobue (Discorbis D) field · Vertical
Melcher #5 (API 42-057-31709) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged May 8, 2010, last operated by C & E Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 2005, permitted to 13,000 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 Mar 2007 |
| Latest permit | C & E Operating, Inc.Nov 2, 2005 |
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2005
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 207K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2006 THROUGH May 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 2010
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-2-220804 | Lobue (Discorbis D) | C & E Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 207K | Feb 2006 – May 2010 |
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.Feb 2006 → Mar 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608804-99 | Drill | C & E Operating, Inc. | Nov 1, 2005 | Nov 2, 2005 | Dec 1, 2005 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-220804 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 11 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 7,550 | -7,539 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,113 | 10,119 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,218 | 17.5 | 2,470 S |
| 9.625 | 8,730 | 12.25 | 615 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 8, 2007 | May 16, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-057-31709 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31709 → 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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