WELL · 42-245-31838 · DISTRICT 3
Richard Martelle et al Unit 1 #2
Jefferson County · China SW. (7850) field · Vertical
Richard Martelle ET AL Unit 1 #2 (API 42-245-31838) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged July 6, 2016, last operated by S & S Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 14, 1985, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Leger Production CO., Inc. and has since transferred to S & S Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Het Lime, Hackberry.
Its lease has reported 7.45K barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2018. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Leger Production Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Winnie, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 20 permits on file · (409) 781-3057
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | S & S Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | S & S Operating Company, Inc.through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Leger Production Co., Inc.Mar 14, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1985
- completed
- 7.45K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 6, 2016
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard, Martelle et al Unit 1 O-3-10963 | China, SW. (7850) | S & S Operating Company, Inc. | 2 | 7.45K | 18 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2018 |
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.
- 1S & S Operating Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269327-99 | Drill | Leger Production Co., Inc. | Feb 27, 1985 | Mar 14, 1985 | Apr 3, 1985 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-10963 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 26 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,285 | -3,259 |
| Het Lime | 6,220 | -6,194 |
| Hackberry | 7,860 | -7,834 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,860 | 7,865 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,005 | 13.5 | 505 S |
| 5.5 | 8,190 | 8.5 | 385 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 12, 1985 | May 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-245-31838 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-31838 → 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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