WELL · 42-287-30831 · DISTRICT 3
Melvin #1
Lee County · Giddings (Buda) field · Horizontal
Melvin #1 (API 42-287-30831) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Windsor Producing CO., completed December 31, 1980.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1998, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Windsor Producing CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 303K barrels of oil and 710K 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.
Operator of record
Permitted by WCS Oil and Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 1996 · 189 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Windsor Producing Co. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationAug 12, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 1998
- last permit issued
- Dec 31, 1980
- completed
- 303K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 710K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 31, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela K. G-3-298387 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.34K | Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 |
| Pamela K. O-3-14794 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 303K | 708K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 787 · prior 12 2,126(-63%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Black Dome Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 1997
- 2MBR Resources, Inc.Feb 1997 → Dec 1997
- 3Tanglewood Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1998 → Jun 1998
- 4WCS Oil and Gas CorporationAug 1998 → Apr 2005
- 5WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Aug 2021
- 6Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCSep 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478678-99 | Recompletion | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Aug 12, 1998 | Aug 12, 1998 | Aug 19, 1998 | 9,000 |
| 135848-99 | Recompletion | Windsor Producing Co. | Oct 7, 1981 | Oct 7, 1981 | — | 9,200 |
| 102082-99 | Drill | Windsor Producing Co. | Dec 12, 1980 | Dec 12, 1980 | Dec 13, 1980 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-298387 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-14794 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 469 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 6,489 | -6,020 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,371 | -6,902 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,161 | -7,692 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,262 | 8,570 | Perforated |
| 8,262 | 11,033 | Perforated |
| 8,320 | 8,490 | Perforated |
| 8,656 | 8,698 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,607 | 12.25 | 1,150 S |
| 2.375 | 8,220 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 8,536 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,796 | 8.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,796 | 8.5 | 500 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 7, 2025 | Oct 29, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1998 | Sep 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 31, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 19, 1981 | — |
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 42-287-30831 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30831 → 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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