TEXAS · WELLS · DAWSON COUNTY · MELANIE UNIT LEASE · API 42-115-33011 · DISTRICT 7B
Melanie Unit #1
Dawson County · Ackerly North (Canyon Reef) field · Vertical
Melanie Unit #1 (API 42-115-33011) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged November 24, 2010, last operated by Legacy Reserves Operating LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 13, 1998, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P. and has since transferred to Legacy Reserves Operating LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clfk, U. Sprby, L. Sprby, Dean.
Its lease has reported 80K barrels of oil and 3.16K mcf of gas since February 1998, last reporting in October 2011.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 439
- Phone
- (720) 244-4898
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Legacy Reserves Operating LP |
| Production reports | Legacy Reserves Operating LPthrough Aug 2010 |
| Latest permit | Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Jan 13, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1998
- completed
- 80K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.16K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Oct 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Unit O-11-67899 | Ackerly, North (Canyon Reef) | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | 1 | 80K | 3.16K | Feb 1998 – Oct 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.
- 1Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.Feb 1998 → Apr 2010
- 2Legacy Reserves Operating LPMay 2010 → Aug 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472174-99 | Drill | Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P. | Jan 13, 1998 | Jan 13, 1998 | Jan 16, 1998 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 1998 | Melanie Unit O-11-67899 | Ackerly North (Canyon Reef) | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,888 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clfk | 6,666 | -3,778 |
| U. Sprby | 6,805 | -3,917 |
| L. Sprby | 7,359 | -4,471 |
| Dean | 8,126 | -5,238 |
| Wlfcmp | 8,230 | -5,342 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,544 | 8,579 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 410 | 17.5 | 475 S |
| 8.625 | 3,621 | 11 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 8,680 | 7.875 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 320 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 | Apr 20, 1998 | Mar 12, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-115-33011 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-33011 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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