WELL · 42-321-30796 · DISTRICT 3
Gest Ida #1
Matagorda County · Mellon (10500) field · Vertical
Gest Ida #1 (API 42-321-30796) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged February 22, 1995, last operated by Expro Engineering Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 1977, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mellon Creek Operating CO. and has since transferred to Expro Engineering Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mellon Creek Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 60
- Phone
- (817) 624-8425
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Expro Engineering Inc. |
| Production reports | Expro Engineering, Inc.through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Mellon Creek Operating Co.Oct 4, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.74K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 22, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gest, Ida G-3-75268 | Mellon (10500) | Expro Engineering, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 6.74K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1995 |
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.
- 1Expro Engineering, Inc.Mar 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9120-99 | Drill | Mellon Creek Operating Co. | Oct 4, 1977 | Oct 4, 1977 | Dec 13, 1977 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-75268 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,074 | 13.5 | 980 S |
| 2.375 | 10,287 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,595 | 8.75 | 350 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 12, 1984 | Feb 27, 1978 | — |
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 42-321-30796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-30796 → 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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