WELL · 42-247-32020 · DISTRICT 4
Mestena Oil and Gas E #18
Jim Hogg County · Mestena Grande (Queen City Cons) field · Vertical
Mestena Oil And Gas E #18 (API 42-247-32020) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged June 2, 2012, last operated by Cody Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 2, 1994, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cody Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Cody Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Hockley, Government Wells, Pettus, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cody Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 12, 2019
- Permits on file
- 216
- Phone
- (281) 589-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cody Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Cody Energy LLCthrough Mar 2012 |
| Latest permit | Cody Energy, Inc.Jun 2, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 403K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 2, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mestena Oil and Gas "E" G-4-149476 | Mestena Grande (Queen City, E.) | Cody Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 403K | May 1994 – Aug 2012 |
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.
- 1Cody Energy, Inc.May 1994 → Jan 1999
- 2Cody Energy LLCFeb 1999 → Mar 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419140-98 | Drill | Cody Energy, Inc. | May 23, 1994 | Jun 2, 1994 | Apr 1, 1994 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-149476 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 4,590 | -4,130 |
| Government Wells | 4,858 | -4,398 |
| Pettus | 5,445 | -4,985 |
| YeguaLOWER YEGUA | 6,090 | -5,630 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY MARKER | 9,510 | -9,050 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY SANDS | 9,766 | -9,306 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,768 | 9,780 | Perforated |
| 9,808 | 9,840 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,260 | 14.75 | 860 S |
| 7.625 | 6,900 | 9.875 | 680 S |
| 7.625 | — | 9.875 | 280 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 | Feb 5, 1996 | Oct 24, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1994 | Oct 14, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1994 | Jun 6, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-247-32020 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-32020 → 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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