TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-31317 · DISTRICT 04
Arco Melch & Volz et al Unit #1
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (U) field · Vertical
Arco Melch & Volz ET AL Unit #1 (API 42-215-31317) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 16, 1997, last operated by Vastar Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1991, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Vastar Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Mission, O, R, U.
Its 2 leases have reported 11 barrels of oil and 5.89K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 30, 2001
- Permits on file
- 328
- Phone
- (281) 366-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vastar Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Vastar Resources, Inc.through Jul 1993 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Oct 11, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1991
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1991
- completed
- 11
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.89K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 16, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco Melch & Volz et al Unit G-4-140261 | Tabasco (U) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 11 | 5.89K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1993 |
| — G-4-105738 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392615-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 7, 1991 | Oct 11, 1991 | Oct 4, 1991 | 11,438 |
| 187657-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 7, 1983 | Mar 7, 1983 | Mar 10, 1983 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1991 | Arco Melch & Volz et al Unit G-4-140261 | Tabasco (U) | Vastar Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| May 1, 1983 | Arco Melch & Volz et al Unit G-4-105738 | Tabasco (Vicksburg 10100) | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 152 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mission | 6,620 | -6,468 |
| O | 7,040 | -6,888 |
| R | 7,410 | -7,258 |
| U | 7,980 | -7,828 |
| X | 8,430 | -8,278 |
| Y | 9,210 | -9,058 |
| Z | 10,050 | -9,898 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,930 | 7,950 | Perforated |
| 10,303 | 10,556 | Perforated |
| 10,653 | 10,841 | Perforated |
| 11,016 | 11,141 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,027 | 17.5 | 1,255 S |
| 9.625 | 7,498 | 12.25 | 962 S |
| 2.875 | 10,138 | — | — |
| 7 | 11,438 | 8.5 | 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 | May 18, 1992 | Dec 16, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1984 | Mar 8, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 8, 1984 | — |
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 42-215-31317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31317 → 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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