WELL · 42-163-33236 · DISTRICT 1
Melms Estate #10
Frio County · Pearsall (Navarro Sand) field · Vertical
Melms Estate #10 (API 42-163-33236) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged August 18, 2023, last operated by Bigfoot Oil LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 24, 1997, permitted to 3,990 ft.
It was permitted by Texan Production Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Bigfoot Oil LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Navarro.
Its lease has reported 155K barrels of oil and 8.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texan Production Company, Inc.; 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 | Bigfoot Oil LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texan Production Company, Inc.Jan 24, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,990
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 24, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 2017
- completed
- 155K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 18, 2023
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melms Estate O-1-8013 | Pearsall (Navarro Sand) | Bigfoot Oil LLC | 4 | 155K | 8.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457812-99 | Drill | Texan Production Company, Inc. | Jan 24, 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | Feb 2, 1997 | 3,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-8013 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 556 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 3,907 | -3,351 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,900 | 3,978 | Perforated |
| 3,907 | 3,911 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 3,978 | 7.875 | 596 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 | Mar 20, 2020 | Nov 6, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2001 | Jan 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-163-33236 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33236 → 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
- 667K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2023
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000095301 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 1, 2023 | 500 | 1,950 | 3,900–3,978 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 151,800(-100%)
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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