WELL · 42-289-31383 · DISTRICT 6
Metz #1
Leon County · Navarro Crossing (Woodbine) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Metz #1 (API 42-289-31383) is a well in Leon County operated by Wheeler Operating Corporation, completed October 20, 2003 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 5, 2003, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Bryant - Chase Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Wheeler Operating Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 233K barrels of oil and 37.5K mcf of gas since October 2003, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bryant - Chase Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 330 permits on file · (817) 917-5697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wheeler Operating Corporation |
| Production reports | Ridge Petroleum Inc.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Bryant - Chase Energy Corp.Sep 5, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 5, 2003
- last permit issued
- Oct 20, 2003
- completed
- 233K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 20, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metz O-6-14264 | Navarro Crossing (Woodbine) | Wheeler Operating Corporation | 1 | 233K | 37.5K | Oct 2003 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Bryant - Chase Energy Corp.Oct 2003 → Aug 2004
- 2Ridge Petroleum Inc.Sep 2004 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536121-99 | Drill | Bryant - Chase Energy Corp. | Sep 5, 2003 | Sep 5, 2003 | Sep 17, 2003 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-14264 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 234 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 2,520 | -2,286 |
| Pecan Gap | 4,215 | -3,981 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,280 | -5,046 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 5,590 | -5,356 |
| Woodbine | 5,840 | -5,606 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,841 | 5,844 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 685 | 11 | 211 S |
| 5.5 | 5,951 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Nov 25, 2003 | Oct 24, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-289-31383 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31383 → 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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