WELL · 42-285-31723 · DISTRICT 2
Meinert L.H. #1
Lavaca County · Vienna (Yegua 5400) field · Vertical
Meinert L.H. #1 (API 42-285-31723) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged August 14, 1998, last operated by Unicorn Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1998, permitted to 6,350 ft.
It was permitted by Brower Oil & Gas CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Unicorn Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 482 barrels of oil and 404 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Elgin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 8, 2016 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Unicorn Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Unicorn Energy, Inc.through May 1994 |
| Latest permit | Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Jun 17, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,350
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1990
- completed
- 482
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 404
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 14, 1998
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meinert, L.H. O-2-7588 | Vienna (Yegua 5400) | Unicorn Energy, Inc. | 1 | 482 | 404 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-2-6608 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Unicorn Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477228-99 | Recompletion | Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Jun 17, 1998 | Jun 17, 1998 | Jul 6, 1998 | 6,336 |
| 370196-99 | Recompletion | B J B Exploration Company | Feb 23, 1990 | Feb 27, 1990 | — | 6,350 |
| 193893-99 | Drill | B J B Exploration Company | Dec 5, 1983 | May 9, 1983 | Oct 5, 1983 | 6,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6608 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7588 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 197 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1 | 196 |
| Frio | 2,600 | -2,403 |
| Yegua | 5,400 | -5,203 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,473 | 5,477 | Perforated |
| 5,690 | 5,692 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 541 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 5,140 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 6,352 | 7.875 | 1,315 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 2, 1990 | Apr 30, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1984 | Nov 2, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1984 | Nov 2, 1983 | — |
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 42-285-31723 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31723 → 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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