WELL · 42-285-31455 · DISTRICT 2
Melnar, Robert #1
Lavaca County · Vertical
Melnar, Robert #1 (API 42-285-31455) is a disposal or injection well in Lavaca County operated by Milagro Exploration, LLC under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 2012, permitted to 9,700 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Word (9000), Word (Wilcox, Lower).
Its 2 leases have reported 56.7K barrels of oil and 129K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2015 · 231 permits on file · (877) 415-8112
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Tri-Union Development Corp.through Mar 2003 |
| Latest permit | Milagro Exploration, LLCMar 29, 2012 |
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 29, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 56.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 129K
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melnar, Robert O-2-8077 | Word (Wilcox, Lower) | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 56.7K | 129K | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Melnar, Robert O-2-5962 | Word (9000) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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 → Mar 1998
- 2Tri-Union Development Corp.Apr 1998 → Mar 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736266-99 | Recompletion | Milagro Exploration, LLC | Mar 16, 2012 | Mar 29, 2012 | — | 9,443 |
| 435735-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | May 11, 1995 | May 16, 1995 | Apr 24, 1995 | 9,443 |
| 67351-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Dec 20, 1979 | Dec 20, 1979 | — | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-5962 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8077 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 212 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Word (9000) | 8,972 | -8,760 |
| Word (Wilcox, Lower) | 9,360 | -9,148 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,830 | 3,850 | Perforated |
| 6,330 | 6,350 | Perforated |
| 8,971 | 8,981 | Perforated |
| 8,972 | 9,018 | Perforated |
| 9,360 | 9,370 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 60 | 16 | — |
| 9.625 | 2,493 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 2.875 | 8,912 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,600 | 8.75 | 600 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 | Dec 20, 2012 | Aug 24, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2012 | Apr 12, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1995 | May 11, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1995 | Jul 21, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 21, 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 42-285-31455 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31455 → 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
- 189K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000105191 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 10,000 | 1,615 | 3,230–7,450 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 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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