WELL · 42-303-31128 · DISTRICT 8
Melcher #1
Lubbock County · Hoople (Clear Fork) field · Producing · Vertical
Melcher #1 (API 42-303-31128) is a well in Lubbock County operated by Juno Operating Company Iii LLC, completed May 29, 1986 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 21, 1986, permitted to 4,650 ft.
It was permitted by Paladin Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Juno Operating Company Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 51K barrels of oil and 28 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Juno Operating Company III LLC
Permitted by Paladin Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 111 permits on file · (918) 621-6533
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Juno Operating Company III LLC |
| Production reports | Juno Operating Company III, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Paladin Petroleum CorporationJan 21, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1986
- completed
- 51K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1986
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melcher O-11-65821 | Hoople (Clear Fork) | Juno Operating Company III, LLC | 2 | 51K | 28 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,208 · prior 12 1,412(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hallwood Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1996
- 2Xeric Oil & Gas CorporationApr 1996 → Jul 1997
- 3Stealth Oil Corp.Aug 1997 → May 1998
- 4Aoco Operating Company, L.L.C.Jun 1998 → Feb 2005
- 5Aoco Operating, L.P.Mar 2005 → Feb 2007
- 6Juno Operating Company, LLCMar 2007 → Jul 2011
- 7Juno Operating Company II, LLCAug 2011 → May 2016
- 8Juno Operating Company III, LLCJun 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295851-99 | Drill | Paladin Petroleum Corporation | Jan 21, 1986 | Jan 21, 1986 | — | 4,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-65821 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,074 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,782 | 1,292 |
| San Andres | 2,902 | 172 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK PAY | 4,442 | -1,368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,442 | 4,446 | Perforated |
| 4,447 | 4,450 | Perforated |
| 4,453 | 4,460 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 323 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 4,547 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Jul 8, 1986 | Jun 16, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 4, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-303-31128 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-303-31128 → 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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