WELL · 42-179-00218 · DISTRICT 10
Melton #4
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Producing · Vertical
Melton #4 (API 42-179-00218) is a well in Gray County operated by Petco Energy Corporation, completed April 3, 1982 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 25, 1982, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by Herrmann, G. C. Company and has since transferred to Petco Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 162K barrels of oil and 1.17M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 28 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Herrmann, G. C. Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Hinsdale, IL · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · (800) 678-0148
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petco Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Petco Energy Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Herrmann, G. C. CompanyFeb 25, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 1982
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1982
- completed
- 162K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.17M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 28 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton O-14-4595 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Petco Energy Corporation | 28 | 162K | 1.17M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,561 · prior 12 16,053(-34%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,270 · prior 12 1,030(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Watson Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1997
- 2E R Operating CompanyAug 1997 → Mar 2004
- 3Petco Petroleum Corp.Apr 2004 → Aug 2020
- 4Petco Energy CorporationSep 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151831-99 | Other | Herrmann, G. C. Company | Feb 25, 1982 | Feb 25, 1982 | — | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-4595 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,870 | 3,020 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 660 | 13.625 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 3,000 | — | — |
| 7 | 3,110 | 9 | 100 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 | Apr 23, 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 42-179-00218 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-00218 → 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
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000090910 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 4,000 | 1,400 | 2,885–3,020 |
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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