WELL · 42-285-30670 · DISTRICT 2
Melnar Victor #1
Lavaca County · Word (8400) field · Vertical
Melnar Victor #1 (API 42-285-30670) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Apache Corporation, completed September 9, 1986.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1977 and 1995, permitted to 14,800 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,754
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Texcal Energy (GP) LLCthrough Oct 2009 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJun 6, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 1995
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.27K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 1986
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melnar, Victor G-2-154980 | WORD,N(8300) | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.27K | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Melnar, Victor O-2-7194 | Word (8400) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1995 |
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.
- 1Apache CorporationMay 1995 → Aug 1995
- 2Texcal Energy (GP) LLCOct 2009 → Oct 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435989-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | May 18, 1995 | Jun 6, 1995 | Apr 28, 1995 | 8,400 |
| 302295-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Producing Inc. | May 19, 1986 | May 20, 1986 | — | 14,800 |
| 4430-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Aug 2, 1977 | Aug 2, 1977 | — | 14,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-154980 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7194 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,305 | 8,307 | Perforated |
| 8,425 | 8,430 | Perforated |
| 9,355 | 9,376 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,199 | 14.75 | 1,756 S |
| 5.5 | 14,800 | 9.875 | 2,900 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 | Nov 2, 1995 | Aug 18, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1986 | Oct 2, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 1, 1977 | — |
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 42-285-30670 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-30670 → 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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