TEXAS · WELLS · GREGG COUNTY · MELTON, L.L. ESTATE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-183-30408 · DISTRICT 06
Melton L.L. Estate Gas Unit #1
Gregg County · Willow Springs-Mackey (Tr. Pk.) field · Vertical
Melton L.L. Estate Gas Unit #1 (API 42-183-30408) is a plugged well in Gregg County, plugged June 28, 2013, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 16, 1979, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Gibson Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Anhydrite Base, Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
Its lease has reported 187 barrels of oil and 3.08K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gibson Drlg. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Aug 1999 |
| Latest permit | Gibson Drlg. Co.Feb 16, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 1979
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 1979
- completed
- 187
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.08K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 28, 2013
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, L.L. Estate Gas Unit G-6-86182 | Willow Springs-Mackey (Tr. Pk.) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 187 | 3.08K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1999 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Jan 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42716-99 | Drill | Gibson Drlg. Co. | Feb 16, 1979 | Feb 16, 1979 | Mar 15, 1979 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1979 | Melton L.L. Estate Gas Unit G-6-86182 | Willow Springs-Mackey (Tr. Pk.) | XTO Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 341 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite Base | 6,650 | -6,309 |
| RodessaLOWER RODESSA | 6,960 | -6,619 |
| James Lime | 7,105 | -6,764 |
| Pettit | 7,340 | -6,999 |
| Travis Peak | 7,530 | -7,189 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,302 | -8,961 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,710 | 7,719 | Perforated |
| 7,776 | 7,805 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,096 | 12.25 | 590 S |
| 2.375 | 7,380 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,422 | 7.875 | 1,600 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 18, 1999 | Oct 25, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 17, 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 42-183-30408 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-30408 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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