WELL · 42-321-31725 · DISTRICT 3
East Matagorda Bay Unit #2
Matagorda County · Wildcat field · Directional
East Matagorda Bay Unit #2 (API 42-321-31725) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged August 12, 2006, last operated by Meridian Resource & Expl LLC The.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 27, 1996, permitted to 13,700 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Meridian Resource & Expl LLC The on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Meridian Resource & Expl LLC The
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 2015 · 46 permits on file · (281) 530-0991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Meridian Resource & Expl LLC The |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jun 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 30, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Aug 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 30, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 12, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Matagorda Bay Unit G-3-161468 | Wildcat | Meridian Resource & Expl Llc,the | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 1996 – Aug 2006 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449777-98 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 13, 1996 | Jun 27, 1996 | Jul 28, 1996 | 13,700 |
| 449777-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jun 27, 1996 | Jun 27, 1996 | — | 13,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-161468 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,975 | 17.5 | 2,111 S |
| 9.625 | 6,877 | 12.25 | 635 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 | Feb 18, 1997 | Dec 27, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 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 42-321-31725 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31725 → 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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