WELL · 42-181-31492 · DISTRICT 9
Melton #1
Grayson County · Denison S. (Woodlake) field · Producing · Directional
Melton #1 (API 42-181-31492) is a well in Grayson County operated by Longfellow Energy LP, completed March 17, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 23, 2011, permitted to 13,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Baker, Davis, Woodlake.
Its lease has reported 64.8K barrels of oil and 540K mcf of gas since March 2012, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 37 permits on file · (405) 306-6169
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Longfellow Energy LP |
| Production reports | Longfellow Energy, LPthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Longfellow Energy, LPNov 23, 2011 |
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 23, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 2012
- completed
- 64.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 540K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 2012
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton O-13-32304 | Denison, S. (Woodlake) | Longfellow Energy, LP | 1 | 64.8K | 540K | Mar 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,631 · prior 12 11,217(+4%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,009 · prior 12 1,188(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Longfellow Energy, LPApr 2012 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 728711-98 | Drill | Longfellow Energy, LP | Dec 18, 2012 | Nov 23, 2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | 13,000 |
| 728711-99 | Drill | Longfellow Energy, LP | Nov 21, 2011 | Nov 23, 2011 | Dec 30, 2011 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-32304 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 769 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Baker | 8,270 | -7,501 |
| Davis | 9,043 | -8,274 |
| Woodlake | 9,764 | -8,995 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,276 | 11,364 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,150 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 11,733 | 8.75 | 2,277 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 15, 2013 | Apr 23, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-181-31492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31492 → 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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