WELL · 42-285-31532 · DISTRICT 2
Melnar, Beatrice #1
Lavaca County · Vertical
Melnar, Beatrice #1 (API 42-285-31532) is a permitted well in Lavaca County filed by Milagro Exploration, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1981 and 2012, permitted to 9,600 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 43.5K barrels of oil and 199K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 20, 2014
- Permits on file
- 231
- Phone
- (713) 750-1600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Milagro Exploration, LLCMay 15, 2012 |
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 15, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 43.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 199K
- 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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melnar, Beatrice O-2-8076 | Word (Wilcox, Lower) | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 43.5K | 122K | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| B. Melnar Gas Unit G-2-149945 | Word (8900) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 76.6K | Mar 1994 – May 1995 |
| Melnar, Beatrice O-2-6307 | Word (9000) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1994 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 69 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 122 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Mar 1994 → Aug 1994
- 2Apache CorporationOct 1994 → Mar 1998
- 3Tri-Union Development Corp.Apr 1998 → Apr 2000
- 4Milagro Exploration, LLCMar 2012 → Mar 2012
- 5Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 738505-99 | Recompletion | Milagro Exploration, LLC | Apr 18, 2012 | May 15, 2012 | — | 9,600 |
| 436242-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | May 25, 1995 | May 25, 1995 | May 4, 1995 | 9,471 |
| 423064-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Apr 15, 1994 | Apr 15, 1994 | Feb 28, 1994 | 9,563 |
| 117479-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Apr 22, 1981 | Apr 22, 1981 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-149945 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6307 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8076 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,881 | 8,882 | Perforated |
| 8,980 | 9,020 | Perforated |
| 9,373 | 9,393 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 70 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,553 | 12.25 | 725 S |
| 9.625 | 2,553 | 17.25 | 725 S |
| 2.875 | 8,613 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,563 | 8.75 | 625 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 | Aug 8, 1995 | May 31, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 1994 | May 18, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 3, 1982 | — |
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 42-285-31532 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31532 → 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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