WELL · 42-347-31720 · DISTRICT 6
Loco Bayou 1 #4
Nacogdoches County · Loco Bayou (James Lime) field · Producing · Horizontal
Loco Bayou 1 #4 (API 42-347-31720) is a horizontal well in Nacogdoches County operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc., completed December 7, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2002, permitted to 17,000 ft.
It was permitted by Brown, Tom Inc. and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rodessa, Bekar, Bexar, James Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Brown, Tom Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 99
- Phone
- (817) 335-0831
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Brown, Tom Inc.Nov 6, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 2002
- last permit issued
- Dec 7, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 7, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loco Bayou 1 G-6-187867 | Loco Bayou (James Lime) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.2M | Oct 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,590 · prior 12 15,020(+24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Brown, Tom Inc.Oct 2001 → Dec 2004
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Jul 2009
- 3M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Aug 2009 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525265-99 | Recompletion | Brown, Tom Inc. | Nov 6, 2002 | Nov 6, 2002 | Nov 14, 2002 | 14,000 |
| 512135-99 | Drill | Brown, Tom Inc. | Aug 2, 2001 | Aug 2, 2001 | Aug 4, 2001 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-187867 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 238 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 8,446 | -8,208 |
| Bekar | 8,883 | -8,645 |
| Bexar | 8,883 | -8,645 |
| James Lime | 9,045 | -8,807 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,219 | 12,650 | Perforated |
| 9,219 | 12,650 | Open hole |
| 9,317 | 10,171 | Open hole |
| 9,454 | 14,303 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,988 | 12.25 | 790 S |
| 7 | 9,219 | 8.75 | 327 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 | Apr 29, 2003 | Jan 31, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 2002 | Dec 7, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-347-31720 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-347-31720 → 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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