WELL · 42-077-00675 · DISTRICT 9
Melton O. E. #1
Clay County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Melton O. E. #1 (API 42-077-00675) is a plugged well in Clay County, plugged August 23, 2012, last operated by Warnock Operating Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 29, 2007, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by Leach Brothers, Inc. and has since transferred to Warnock Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Conglomerate, Mississippian, Barnett.
Its 2 leases have reported 767 barrels of oil and 20K mcf of gas since June 2008, last reporting in July 2013. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Leach Brothers, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 8, 2013 · (940) 549-3280
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Warnock Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Warnock Operating Company, LLCthrough Aug 2012 |
| Latest permit | Leach Brothers, Inc.Mar 29, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 29, 2007
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 2007
- completed
- 767
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Jul 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 2012
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton, O. E. O-13-31203 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Warnock Operating Company, LLC | 1 | 767 | 20K | Jun 2008 – Jul 2013 |
| Melton, O. E. O-13-31050 | Wildcat | Vicars Mineral Ventures, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2008 – Sep 2009 |
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.
- 1Vicars Mineral Ventures, LLCJun 2008 → Apr 2009
- 2Warnock Operating Company, LLCMay 2009 → Aug 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 635702-99 | Reenter | Leach Brothers, Inc. | Mar 21, 2007 | Mar 29, 2007 | Apr 11, 2007 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-31050 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-31203 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 4,400 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 4,900 |
| BarnettBARNETT SAHLE | 6,000 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,890 | 6,940 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 818 | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 7,000 | 7.875 | 100 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 25, 2009 | Jun 30, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 2008 | Jun 30, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-077-00675 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-077-00675 → 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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