WELL · 42-175-31216 · DISTRICT 2
Ramsey Merle #1
Goliad County · Brandt (Yegua 4700) field · Vertical
Ramsey Merle #1 (API 42-175-31216) is a plugged well in Goliad County, plugged December 13, 2018, last operated by Magellan Resources.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 1979, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Tipco and has since transferred to Magellan Resources on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tipco; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magellan Resources |
| Production reports | Magellan Resourcesthrough Sep 2002 |
| Latest permit | TipcoMay 31, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 1979
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 72.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2018
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey, Merle G-2-87558 | Brandt (Yegua 4700) | Magellan Resources | 1 | 0 | 72.5K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2018 |
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.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Brazos Petroleum, Inc.Apr 1995 → Jul 1995
- 3K.M.A. Operating, Inc.Aug 1995 → Feb 1998
- 4Double Eagle Petroleum CorpMar 1998 → Jul 2000
- 5Magellan ResourcesNov 2000 → Sep 2002
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-87558 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,597 | 4,622 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 502 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 2.375 | 4,477 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,861 | 7.875 | 1,040 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 12, 1984 | Nov 9, 1979 | — |
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 42-175-31216 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-31216 → 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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