TEXAS · WELLS · JIM HOGG COUNTY · O-4-11349 LEASE · API 42-247-31684 · DISTRICT 04
Mestena Hot Wells #3
Jim Hogg County · Coyote West (Pettus 5280) field · Vertical
Mestena Hot Wells #3 (API 42-247-31684) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged March 4, 1990, last operated by Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 17, 1985, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pettus, Queen City.
Operator of record
Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 3, 2012
- Permits on file
- 306
- Phone
- (713) 783-7880
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.Sep 17, 1985 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 4, 1990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — O-4-11349 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285170-99 | Drill | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Apr 11, 1986 | Sep 17, 1985 | Oct 21, 1985 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1986 | Mestena Hot Wells O-4-11349 | Coyote West (Pettus 5280) | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Apr 24, 1986 | Mestena Hot Wells G-4-121305 | Coyote West (Pettus 5280) | Cox & Perkins Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettus | 5,280 | -4,820 |
| Queen City | 9,640 | -9,180 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,284 | 5,291 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,492 | 14.75 | 1,460 S |
| 5 | 5,754 | 6.75 | 300 S |
| 7.625 | 6,945 | 9.875 | 550 S |
| 5 | 9,803 | 6.75 | 300 S |
| 5 | 9,803 | — | — |
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 24, 1988 | Dec 23, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1986 | May 9, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 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 42-247-31684 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-31684 → 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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