WELL · 42-071-31669 · DISTRICT 3
Mayes Estate #40
Chambers County · Lost Lake (Miocene) field · Vertical
Mayes Estate #40 (API 42-071-31669) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged March 8, 2006, last operated by Nei Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1988, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Plains Resources Inc. and has since transferred to Nei Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Disc, Frio, Cap Rock.
Operator of record
Permitted by Plains Resources Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nichols Hill, OK · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Nei Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Nei Production, Inc.through Oct 1997 |
| Latest permit | Plains Resources Inc.Sep 26, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1988
- last permit issued
- Sep 4, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 4, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 8, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayes Estate G-3-128476 | Lost Lake (Miocene) | Nei Production, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 16.7K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2006 |
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.
- 1Nei Production, Inc.Feb 1996 → Oct 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351502-99 | Recompletion | Plains Resources Inc. | Sep 22, 1988 | Sep 26, 1988 | — | 3,331 |
| 263743-99 | Drill | Houston Oil Fields Co. | Jan 7, 1985 | Jan 8, 1985 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-128476 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 13 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE 4A | 2,110 | -2,097 |
| Disc | 2,290 | -2,277 |
| Frio | 2,560 | -2,547 |
| Cap Rock | 3,255 | -3,242 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,584 | 2,592 | Perforated |
| 2,615 | 2,625 | Perforated |
| 2,708 | 2,718 | Perforated |
| 2,726 | 2,732 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,037 | — | 515 S |
| 5.5 | 3,327 | — | 400 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 | Oct 14, 1988 | Sep 22, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1985 | May 29, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-071-31669 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31669 → 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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