WELL · 42-163-32035 · DISTRICT 1
Melms Estate #1
Frio County · Vertical
Melms Estate #1 (API 42-163-32035) is a former disposal or injection well in Frio County, last operated by Major Exploration, Inc; its UIC permits are no longer active.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1981 and 1984, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, San Miguel, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 4.8K barrels of oil and 49K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Lewisville, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 13, 1988 · 42 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Texan Production Company, Inc.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Major Exploration, IncAug 24, 1984 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Aug 24, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 4.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melms Estate O-1-7560 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Bigfoot Oil LLC | 3 | 4.8K | 49K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Mariah Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Texan Production Company, Inc.Mar 1996 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249336-99 | Recompletion | Major Exploration, Inc | Aug 22, 1984 | Aug 24, 1984 | — | 6,100 |
| 217742-99 | Recompletion | Major Exploration, Inc | Oct 12, 1983 | Oct 19, 1983 | — | 5,612 |
| 164043-99 | Recompletion | Major Exploration, Inc | Jun 18, 1982 | Jun 18, 1982 | — | 5,612 |
| 161006-99 | Recompletion | Major Exploration, Inc | May 18, 1982 | May 18, 1982 | — | 5,612 |
| 130935-99 | Drill | Freeman Ener Inc & Allstate Ener | Aug 25, 1981 | Aug 25, 1981 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7560 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 550 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 3,923 | -3,373 |
| San Miguel | 4,277 | -3,727 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,210 | -4,660 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,923 | 3,930 | Perforated |
| 5,210 | 5,602 | Perforated |
| 5,210 | 5,612 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 504 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 9.625 | 505 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 2.375 | 3,812 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,102 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,190 | 8.75 | 900 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 | Feb 22, 1984 | Dec 14, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 14, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 1, 1982 | — |
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 42-163-32035 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32035 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 16.2K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 303K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2001
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000047527 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Oct 27, 2005 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 3,925–3,935 |
| 000077371 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Oct 27, 2005 | 2,500 | 1,900 | 3,900–4,400 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 16,214 · prior 12 28,000(-42%)
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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