WELL · 42-285-31413 · DISTRICT 2

Melnar, Fred Estate #1

Melnar, Fred Estate #1 (API 42-285-31413) is a permitted well in Lavaca County filed by Getty Oil CO.; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1980, permitted to 14,500 ft.

Operator of record

Getty Oil Co.

Based in: Midland, TX
P-5 status: Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed: Mar 27, 1989
Permits on file: 1,564
Phone: (432) 688-4100

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.through Apr 2026
Latest permit	Getty Oil Co.Apr 30, 1980

14,500: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Apr 30, 1980: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
2.95M: 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 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
Melnar, Fred Estate G-2-87617	Word (Edwards)	Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.	1	0	2.95M	Jan 1993 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 55,189 · prior 12 44,979(+23%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Texaco E & P Inc.Feb 1993 → Aug 1994
2Apache CorporationSep 1994 → Mar 1998
3Tri-Union Development Corp.Apr 1998 → Oct 2004
4Texcal Energy (GP) LLCNov 2004 → May 2010
5Milagro Exploration, LLCJun 2010 → Oct 2015
6White Oak Operating Company LLCNov 2015 → Sep 2019
7Wagner Oil CompanyOct 2019 → Jan 2021
8Fletcher Operating, LLCFeb 2021 → Apr 2024
9Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 2024 → Apr 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
79677-99	Drill	Getty Oil Co.	Apr 30, 1980	Apr 30, 1980	—	14,250
54373-99	Drill	Getty Oil Co.	Jul 31, 1979	Jul 31, 1979	—	14,500

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-2-87617	—	—	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
13,393	13,513	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
16	65	22	265 S
10.75	4,198	14.75	1,900 S
2.875	13,146	—	—
5.5	14,236	9.875	1,630 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	Jan 12, 1984	Dec 13, 1979	—

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 42-285-31413 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-285-31413 → 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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