WELL · 42-135-43903 · DISTRICT 8
Sweet Melissa #1H
Ector County · Novo (Mississippian) field · Producing · Horizontal
Sweet Melissa #1H (API 42-135-43903) is a horizontal well in Ector County operated by Firebird Energy II LLC, completed January 18, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 22, 2022, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Ares Energy, Ltd. and has since transferred to Firebird Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 21 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 712K barrels of oil and 1.21M mcf of gas since March 2022, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ares Energy, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 272 permits on file · (817) 857-7800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Firebird Energy II LLC |
| Production reports | Firebird Energy II LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ares Energy, Ltd.Jul 22, 2022 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 22, 2022
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2023
- completed
- 712K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.929565, -102.536340
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Ector County.
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Melissa O-10-57590 | Novo (Mississippian) | Firebird Energy II LLC | 2 | 712K | 1.21M | Mar 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 101,195 · prior 12 152,388(-34%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 156,784 · prior 12 227,370(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ares Energy, Ltd.Mar 2022 → Jan 2026
- 2Firebird Energy II LLCFeb 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 882294-99 | Drill | Ares Energy, Ltd. | Jul 21, 2022 | Jul 22, 2022 | Aug 26, 2022 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-57590 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,036 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa RosaSANTA ROSA BASE | 1,425 | 1,611 |
| Yates | 2,947 | 89 |
| Queen | 3,553 | -517 |
| Grayburg | 4,145 | -1,109 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,306 | -1,270 |
| Glorieta | 5,520 | -2,484 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,873 | -2,837 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,481 | -5,445 |
| Pennsylvanian | 9,000 | -5,964 |
| Strawn | 9,846 | -6,810 |
| Mississippian | 10,696 | -7,660 |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Connell | — | — |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| McKee | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | — | — |
| Tubb | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,595 | 22,741 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,487 | 17.5 | 1,701 S |
| 9.625 | 10,627 | 12.25 | 887 S |
| 5.5 | 22,850 | 8.5 | 2,586 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 | Jan 13, 2026 | Dec 17, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 2025 | Jun 3, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Mar 4, 2024 | Dec 19, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Sep 7, 2023 | Aug 10, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2023 | Apr 18, 2023 | Yes |
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 42-135-43903 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-43903 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Sweet Melissa42-135-43924
1.3 KM · Ares Energy, Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,425 | 1,612 |
| Yates | 2,946 | 91 |
| Queen | 3,557 | -520 |
| Grayburg | 4,149 | -1,112 |
| San Andres | 4,420 | -1,383 |
| Glorieta | 5,619 | -2,582 |
| Clear Fork | 5,924 | -2,887 |
| Tubb | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Ava Unit42-135-44032
2.0 KM · Ares Energy, Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,890 | 126 |
| Queen | 3,491 | -475 |
| Grayburg | 4,056 | -1,040 |
| San Andres | 5,362 | -2,346 |
| Glorieta | 5,523 | -2,507 |
| Tubb | — | |
| Santa Rosa | — | |
| Holt | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wight Unit42-135-35380
3.2 KM · Walsh & Watts, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Queen | 3,794 | -737 |
| Grayburg | 4,022 | -965 |
| San Andres | 4,290 | -1,233 |
| Holt | 5,278 | -2,221 |
| Glorieta | 5,400 | -2,343 |
| Glorieta | 5,400 | -2,343 |
| Leonard | 8,020 | -4,963 |
| 8000' Zone | 8,127 | -5,070 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowden, Clyde42-135-41871
3.3 KM · Maverick Permian LLC · Section with this well →
| Clear Fork | 5,602 | -2,516 |
| Clear Fork | 6,159 | -3,073 |
Katy Unit42-135-44016
3.4 KM · Ares Energy, Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,830 | 216 |
| Queen | 3,430 | -384 |
| Grayburg | 3,980 | -934 |
| San Andres | 4,283 | -1,237 |
| Glorieta | 5,348 | -2,302 |
| Clear Fork | 5,763 | -2,717 |
| Holt | — | |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowden, Clyde42-135-40926
3.6 KM · Maverick Permian LLC · Section with this well →
| Glorieta | 5,111 | -2,038 |
| Tubb | 6,072 | -2,999 |
| Clear Fork | 6,151 | -3,078 |
| Wcab | 6,624 | -3,551 |
Johnson Deep Unit42-135-31483
4.3 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,787 | 1,216 |
| Yates | 2,910 | 93 |
| Grayburg | 4,080 | -1,077 |
| Holt | 5,279 | -2,276 |
| Glorieta | 5,452 | -2,449 |
| Glorieta | 5,452 | -2,449 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,513 | -5,510 |
Jessie B42-135-43934
4.7 KM · Ableready, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,948 | 167 |
| Queen | 3,760 | -645 |
| Grayburg | 3,861 | -746 |
| Holt | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Santa Rosa | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Clear Fork | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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