WELL · 42-163-32070 · DISTRICT 1
Melms #2
Frio County · Pearsall (Buda Lime) field · Vertical
Melms #2 (API 42-163-32070) is a well in Frio County operated by Mariah Energy Corp., completed October 17, 1983.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1981 and 2006, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Jenex Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Mariah Energy Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Miguel, Ausitn Chalk, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its 3 leases have reported 160K barrels of oil and 57.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jenex Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2000 · 106 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mariah Energy Corp. |
| Production reports | Bigfoot Oil LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Jenex Petroleum CorporationFeb 15, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 15, 2006
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 1983
- completed
- 160K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 57.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 1983
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 7 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 |
| Melms Estate O-1-8013 | Pearsall (Navarro Sand) | Bigfoot Oil LLC | 4 | 155K | 8.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-1-109056 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,577 · prior 12 2,954(-47%)
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 → Jun 2001
- 3Crest Engineering Services,inc.Jul 2001 → Dec 2003
- 4Jenex Petroleum CorporationJan 2004 → Aug 2016
- 5Jenco Petroleum CorporationSep 2016 → Apr 2017
- 6Bigfoot Oil LLCSep 2017 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614278-99 | Recompletion | Jenex Petroleum Corporation | Feb 15, 2006 | Feb 15, 2006 | Jan 30, 1997 | 5,985 |
| 398717-99 | Recompletion | Mariah Energy Corp. | Apr 24, 1992 | Apr 28, 1992 | Mar 17, 1992 | 5,985 |
| 216306-99 | Recompletion | Major Exploration, Inc | Sep 27, 1983 | Sep 27, 1983 | — | 6,100 |
| 139559-99 | Drill | Major Exploration, Inc | Nov 4, 1981 | Nov 4, 1981 | — | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-109056 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-7560 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-8013 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 551 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 4,260 | -3,709 |
| Ausitn Chalk | 5,194 | -4,643 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,194 | -4,643 |
| Buda | 5,670 | -5,119 |
| Georgetown | 5,844 | -5,293 |
| Edwards | 5,950 | -5,399 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,921 | 3,931 | Perforated |
| 5,200 | 5,610 | Perforated |
| 5,525 | 5,550 | Perforated |
| 5,684 | 5,760 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 502 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 2.375 | 4,995 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,179 | 8.75 | 800 S |
| 7 | 5,182 | 8.75 | 800 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 | Sep 27, 2006 | Oct 26, 2005 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 2006 | Mar 24, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 19, 1992 | Mar 24, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 1992 | Mar 24, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1984 | Feb 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1984 | Feb 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-163-32070 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32070 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 3.06M
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000093475 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,000 | 1,850 | 3,900–4,300 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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