WELL · 42-325-34362 · DISTRICT 1
Menchaca #8
Medina County · Fairfield field · Producing · Vertical
Menchaca #8 (API 42-325-34362) is a well in Medina County operated by 1859 Operating LLC, completed April 9, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 31, 2023, permitted to 1,800 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, Anacacho, Buda.
Its lease has reported 9.79K barrels of oil since March 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dripping Spgs, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 124 permits on file · (512) 922-4529
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | 1859 Operating LLC |
| Production reports | 1859 Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | 1859 Operating LLCJul 31, 2023 |
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 2023
- last permit issued
- Apr 9, 2024
- completed
- 9.79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 9, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
29.249565, -98.815244
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Medina County.
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; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menchaca O-1-17670 | Fairfield | 1859 Operating LLC | 9 | 9.79K | 0 | Mar 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 610 · prior 12 1,269(-52%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Premier Minerals, Inc.Mar 2014 → Mar 2021
- 2JM Calk Operating, LLCApr 2021 → Feb 2022
- 31859 Operating LLCMar 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 892424-99 | Drill | 1859 Operating LLC | Jul 26, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Feb 13, 2024 | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-17670 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 753 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,302 | 1,338 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,457 | 6.75 | 215 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 | Aug 6, 2024 | Jun 19, 2024 | Yes |
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 42-325-34362 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-325-34362 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Menchaca42-325-34371
0.0 KM · 1859 Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 326 | 427 |
| Olmos | 760 | -7 |
| Anacacho | 938 | -185 |
| Buda | — |
Menchaca42-325-34372
0.1 KM · 1859 Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 252 | 500 |
| Olmos | 726 | 26 |
| Anacacho | 922 | -170 |
| Buda | — |
Menchaca42-325-34363
0.1 KM · 1859 Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 316 | 436 |
| Olmos | 920 | -168 |
| Anacacho | 1,296 | -544 |
| Buda | — |
Menchaca42-325-34370
0.1 KM · 1859 Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 318 | 435 |
| Olmos | 706 | 47 |
| Anacacho | 918 | -165 |
| Buda | — |
Menchaca42-325-34361
0.1 KM · 1859 Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 332 | 421 |
| Olmos | 927 | -174 |
| Anacacho | 1,294 | -541 |
| Buda | — |
Menchaca42-325-34369
0.1 KM · 1859 Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 272 | 477 |
| Olmos | 760 | -11 |
| Anacacho | 918 | -169 |
| Buda | — |
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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