WELL · 42-325-33440 · DISTRICT 1
Melton W. B. #34
Medina County · Taylor-Ina field · Vertical
Melton W. B. #34 (API 42-325-33440) is a well in Medina County operated by Wetzel Oil Company, completed November 12, 1987.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 6, 1987, permitted to 975 ft.
It was permitted by Jennings, C. A., Inc. and has since transferred to Wetzel Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos.
Its 3 leases have reported 175K barrels of oil and 62 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 202 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jennings, C. A., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 8, 2008
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wetzel Oil Company |
| Production reports | Burnett Oil Co., Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Jennings, C. A., Inc.Aug 6, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 975
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 1987
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 1987
- completed
- 175K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 62
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 202 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton, W. B. O-1-1998 | Taylor-Ina | Burnett Oil Co., Inc. | 39 | 16.2K | 35 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Middleton Petroleum O-1-3335 | Taylor-Ina | Burnett Oil Co., Inc. | 147 | 159K | 27 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Melton, W. B. O-1-14355 | Taylor-Ina | Wetzel Oil Company | 16 | 88 | 0 | Jul 2001 – Feb 2002 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 706 · prior 12 1,452(-51%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Jenex Operating Company of TexasJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Mite Energy Co.May 1993 → Apr 2007
- 3Production Resources, Inc.Oct 1993 → Apr 1995
- 4Wetzel Oil CompanyMay 1996 → May 2007
- 5Mite Energy, LLCMay 2007 → Apr 2014
- 6Middleton Petroleum LLCJun 2007 → Feb 2017
- 7Tehuacana Crude Oil, LLCMar 2017 → Jan 2022
- 8Burnett Oil Co., Inc.Feb 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333833-99 | Drill | Jennings, C. A., Inc. | Jul 31, 1987 | Aug 6, 1987 | — | 975 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-1998 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-3335 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14355 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 750 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 909 | 919 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 968 | 6.75 | 126 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 | Nov 19, 2001 | Dec 8, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 5, 2001 | Dec 8, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1987 | Dec 8, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-325-33440 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-325-33440 → 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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