WELL · 42-279-30249 · DISTRICT 8
Day #1
Lamb County · Vertical
Day #1 (API 42-279-30249) is a plugged well in Lamb County, plugged September 5, 1981, last operated by M. E. Operating & Services, Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1981 and 2015, permitted to 4,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 51.7K barrels of oil since June 2016, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 99 permits on file · (817) 980-5613
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Aug 10, 2015 |
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 2015
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 51.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2016 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 5, 1981
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day O-11-70493 | Littlefield (San Andres) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 3 | 51.7K | 0 | Jun 2016 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,433 · prior 12 4,677(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jul 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 808956-98 | Reenter | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | Aug 29, 2016 | Aug 10, 2015 | Feb 19, 2016 | 4,200 |
| 808956-99 | Reenter | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | Jul 29, 2015 | Aug 10, 2015 | Feb 19, 2016 | 4,100 |
| 129411-99 | Drill | HMH Operators | Aug 10, 1981 | Aug 10, 1981 | Aug 27, 1981 | 4,081 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-70493 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,557 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,034 | 1,523 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,040 | 517 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES POROSITY | 4,050 | -493 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,048 | 4,056 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 375 | 12.25 | — |
| 4.5 | 4,106 | 7.875 | 595 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 | Sep 14, 2016 | Aug 16, 2016 | Yes |
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 42-279-30249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-279-30249 → 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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