WELL · 42-321-31711 · DISTRICT 3
East Matagorda Bay Unit #1
Matagorda County · Maverick Bayou (L. Frio 15 500) field · Vertical
East Matagorda Bay Unit #1 (API 42-321-31711) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged October 20, 2006, last operated by Texas Meridian Res. Expl. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 1998, permitted to 20,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Cib Haz, Frio, Tex. Mis.
Its 2 leases have reported 43.7K barrels of oil and 621K mcf of gas since September 1995, last reporting in March 2007. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Meridian Res. Expl. Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 1998 · 42 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Meridian Res. Expl. Inc. |
| Production reports | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, Thethrough Jun 1998 |
| Latest permit | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc.Apr 8, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 20,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 8, 1998
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1995
- completed
- 43.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 621K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH Mar 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 20, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Matagorda Bay Unit O-3-23455 | Maverick Bayou (Cib. Haz.) | Meridian Resource & Expl Llc,the | 1 | 43.7K | 117K | Aug 1997 – Mar 2007 |
| East Matagorda Bay Unit G-3-161211 | Maverick Bayou (L. Frio 15,500) | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 504K | Sep 1995 – Aug 1997 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Oct 1995 → Apr 1997
- 2Meridian Resource & Expl Co, TheAug 1997 → Jun 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474892-99 | Recompletion | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Mar 31, 1998 | Apr 8, 1998 | Jun 9, 1997 | 20,000 |
| 432792-98 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | May 24, 1995 | Feb 10, 1995 | Mar 22, 1995 | 20,000 |
| 432792-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Feb 10, 1995 | Feb 10, 1995 | — | 17,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-161211 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23455 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 36 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASAL MIOCENE | 6,360 | -6,324 |
| Cib Haz | 12,150 | -12,114 |
| FrioLOWER FRIO | 15,500 | -15,464 |
| Tex. Mis | 15,530 | -15,494 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,164 | 12,179 | Perforated |
| 12,232 | 12,374 | Perforated |
| 15,545 | 15,585 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3,003 | 20 | 2,875 S |
| 11.75 | 6,995 | 14.75 | 1,107 S |
| 5 | 13,967 | 6.5 | 1,230 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 21, 1998 | Oct 28, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1998 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1997 | Sep 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-321-31711 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31711 → 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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