TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · MERINGUE LEASE · API 42-317-32843 · DISTRICT 7B
Meringue #1
Martin County · Ackerly (Dean Sand) field · Vertical
Meringue #1 (API 42-317-32843) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged January 15, 1996, last operated by Discovery Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 1983, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 938 barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 2026
- Permits on file
- 712
- Phone
- (432) 683-5203
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Discovery Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Discovery Operating, Inc.through Sep 1994 |
| Latest permit | Discovery Operating, Inc.Nov 28, 1983 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1983
- completed
- 938
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 15, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meringue O-11-64685 | Ackerly (Dean Sand) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 1 | 938 | 21 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1994 |
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.
- 1Discovery Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221874-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Nov 28, 1983 | Nov 28, 1983 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 1983 | Meringue O-11-64685 | Ackerly (Dean Sand) | Discovery Operating Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,788 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,266 | 8,445 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 305 | 17.5 | 315 S |
| 8.625 | 3,600 | 11 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 8,533 | 7.875 | 975 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 29, 1984 | Feb 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1984 | Feb 13, 1984 | — |
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 42-317-32843 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-32843 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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