WELL · 42-263-31074 · DISTRICT 8
McMeans, Walter G.operating Area #15
Kent County · Vertical
Mcmeans, Walter G.Operating Area #15 (API 42-263-31074) is a former disposal or injection well in Kent County, last operated by Saba Energy Of Texas, Inc.; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 1991, permitted to 7,525 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 129K barrels of oil and 26.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001 · 8 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Royal Oryx OG LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Saba Energy of Texas, Inc.Apr 10, 1991 |
- 7,525
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 1991
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 129K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMeans, Walter G. Operating Are O-11-61290 | Spires, W. (Strawn C-1) | Royal Oryx OG LLC | 2 | 18K | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| McMeans, W. G. Operating Area O-11-64798 | Spires, NW. (Strawn C-2) | Royal Oryx OG LLC | 7 | 111K | 26.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 133 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Saba Energy of Texas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Chan West Oil CorporationMar 1994 → Mar 1996
- 3Buckeye Energy, Inc.Apr 1996 → Nov 2005
- 4Three-B Oil Company, TheJul 2006 → Jan 2022
- 5Royal Oryx OG LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385094-99 | Recompletion | Saba Energy of Texas, Inc. | Feb 25, 1991 | Apr 10, 1991 | Apr 22, 1991 | 7,525 |
| 334841-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Co.-Levelland | Aug 20, 1987 | Feb 8, 1988 | — | 7,525 |
| 248664-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Levelland | Aug 16, 1984 | Aug 16, 1984 | Nov 1, 1984 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-61290 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-64798 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,133 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 1,468 | 665 |
| Glorieta | 2,113 | 20 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP BLACK SHALE | 4,413 | -2,280 |
| CanyonCANYON SAND (ATKINS) | 6,130 | -3,997 |
| Strawn | 6,823 | -4,690 |
| StrawnSTRAWN C-1 | 7,048 | -4,915 |
| StrawnSTRAWN C-2 | 7,113 | -4,980 |
| Mississippian | 7,288 | -5,155 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,066 | 7,080 | Perforated |
| 7,119 | 7,132 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 325 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 1,720 | 11 | 1,320 S |
| 5.5 | 7,523 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 14, 1991 | May 22, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 1, 1985 | Jan 14, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 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 42-263-31074 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-263-31074 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000059605 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Feb 2, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 7,118–0 |
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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