WELL · 42-247-31400 · DISTRICT 4
Mestena Oil & Gas Co. #J 5L
Jim Hogg County · Jaron (4865) field · Vertical
Mestena Oil & Gas CO. #J 5L (API 42-247-31400) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged October 19, 1994, last operated by Texas L. Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1987, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Hockley, Pettus.
Operator of record
Lafayette, LA · P-5 Y, filed Aug 5, 1994 · 61 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas L. Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Texas, L. Petroleum, Inc.May 12, 1987 |
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 12, 1987
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 19, 1994
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mestena Oil & Gas Co. O-4-11260 | Jaron (4865) | Mestena, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1994 |
| Mestena Oil & Gas Co. G-4-98648 | Jaron (4280) | Mestena, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329704-99 | Recompletion | Texas, L. Petroleum, Inc. | May 1, 1987 | May 12, 1987 | — | 5,167 |
| 137173-99 | Drill | Texas, L. Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 20, 1981 | Oct 20, 1981 | — | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-98648 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11260 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 511 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 3,662 | -3,151 |
| Hockley | 4,097 | -3,586 |
| Pettus | 4,857 | -4,346 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,280 | 4,290 | Perforated |
| 4,865 | 4,870 | Perforated |
| 4,894 | 4,900 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 341 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 5.5 | 5,167 | 7.875 | 515 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 | Oct 8, 1987 | Jul 13, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 26, 1982 | — |
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 42-247-31400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-31400 → 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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