WELL · 42-197-30889 · DISTRICT 9
Melinga-Davis #9201
Hardeman County · Conley N. (Palo Pinto Sand) field · Vertical
Melinga-Davis #9201 (API 42-197-30889) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged July 17, 1997, last operated by Farrell Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 6, 1985, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Melinga Oil & Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Farrell Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Chester, Meramec.
Its lease has reported 1.55K barrels of oil and 826 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
Permitted by Melinga Oil & Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 17 permits on file · (806) 773-8935
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Farrell Oil Company |
| Production reports | TK Drilling Corp.through Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Melinga Oil & Gas Inc.Sep 6, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 6, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1997
- completed
- 1.55K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 826
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 17, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melinga-Davis O-13-25963 | Conley N. (Palo Pinto Sand) | Farrell Oil Company | 1 | 1.55K | 826 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1TK Drilling Corp.Jan 1993 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284747-99 | Drill | Melinga Oil & Gas Inc. | Aug 30, 1985 | Sep 6, 1985 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25963 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,509 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 6,170 | -4,661 |
| Marble Falls | 7,348 | -5,839 |
| Chester | 7,668 | -6,159 |
| Meramec | 7,834 | -6,325 |
| Osage | 8,064 | -6,555 |
| Ellenburger | 8,262 | -6,753 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,822 | 5,832 | Perforated |
| 5,916 | 5,926 | Perforated |
| 7,224 | 7,232 | Perforated |
| 7,976 | 7,984 | Perforated |
| 7,993 | 8,000 | Perforated |
| 8,065 | 8,070 | Perforated |
| 8,281 | 8,286 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 516 | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 8,350 | 7.875 | 765 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 | Jun 10, 1997 | May 13, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1987 | Feb 4, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1986 | Jan 22, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-197-30889 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30889 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/19730889, documented in the API reference.