WELL · 42-285-31424 · DISTRICT 2

Melnar Lillie #1

Lavaca County · Word (Wilcox Lower) field · Vertical

Melnar Lillie #1 (API 42-285-31424) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Getty Oil CO., completed November 26, 1980.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1979, permitted to 9,550 ft.

Its lease has reported 85.9K barrels of oil and 35.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.

Operator of record

Getty Oil Co.

Midland, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Mar 27, 1989 · 1,564 permits on file · (432) 688-4100

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Getty Oil Co.
Production reports	Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.through Apr 2026
Latest permit	Getty Oil Co.Aug 10, 1979

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,550: total depth, ft
1: permits on file
Aug 10, 1979: last permit issued
Nov 26, 1980: completed
85.9K: cumulative oil, bbl
35.7K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Nov 26, 1980
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, Lillie O-2-6271	WORD(8650)	Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.	1	85.9K	35.7K	Jan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 2,384 · prior 12 1,309(+82%)

Chain of custody

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

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

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
55222-99	Drill	Getty Oil Co.	Aug 10, 1979	Aug 10, 1979	Oct 21, 1979	9,550

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-2-6271	—	—	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
8,652	8,658	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	68	16	—
9.625	2,636	12.25	500 S
2.875	8,505	—	—
5.5	9,532	8.75	580 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Dec 1, 1992	Sep 30, 1992	—
Jan 12, 1984	Dec 29, 1980	—
Jan 12, 1984	Dec 9, 1980	—

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 42-285-31424 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-285-31424 → 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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