WELL · 42-163-32132 · DISTRICT 1
Melms Estate #6
Frio County · Pearsall (Navarro Sand) field · Vertical
Melms Estate #6 (API 42-163-32132) is a well in Frio County operated by Bigfoot Oil LLC, completed June 30, 1982.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 1992, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mariah Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Bigfoot Oil LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.8K barrels of oil and 49K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mariah Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (303) 570-4447
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bigfoot Oil LLC |
| Production reports | Texan Production Company, Inc.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Mariah Energy Corp.May 1, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 1, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1982
- 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
- Jun 30, 1982
- 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 2 leases 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 |
| — G-1-104252 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398810-99 | Recompletion | Mariah Energy Corp. | Apr 28, 1992 | May 1, 1992 | Mar 11, 1992 | 6,000 |
| 184544-99 | Recompletion | Major Exploration, Inc | Jan 28, 1983 | Jan 28, 1983 | — | 6,000 |
| 150077-99 | Drill | Major Exploration, Inc | Feb 4, 1982 | Feb 4, 1982 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-104252 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-7560 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 545 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 5,200 | -4,655 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,906 | 3,912 | Perforated |
| 5,219 | 5,343 | Perforated |
| 5,678 | 5,772 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 519 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 9.625 | 540 | 12.5 | 265 S |
| 2.375 | 3,600 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,200 | 8.75 | 800 S |
| 7 | 5,222 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 5,640 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,640 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,034 | 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 | Feb 2, 1993 | Mar 23, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 27, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 12, 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 42-163-32132 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32132 → 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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