WELL · 42-351-00503 · DISTRICT 3
Mel K #1A
Newton County · Vertical
Mel K #1A (API 42-351-00503) is a permitted well in Newton County filed by Prime Operating Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2017, permitted to 11,438 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 211K barrels of oil and 436K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2020. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 595 permits on file · (800) 310-3434
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Prime Operating Companythrough Oct 2018 |
| Latest permit | Prime Operating CompanyJul 13, 2017 |
- 11,438
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2017
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 211K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 436K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
30.719811, -93.622158
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Newton County.
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel K. O-3-23255 | Bon Weir (11,100) | Prime Operating Company | 2 | 144K | 425K | May 1997 – Sep 2020 |
| Inman, T. E., et al -B- O-3-9348 | Bon Weir (8,500) | Bon Wier Producing Company | 2 | 67.3K | 10.2K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2000 |
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.
- 1Bon Wier Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2PmoMay 1997 → Nov 2011
- 3Prime Operating CompanyDec 2011 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 828502-99 | Recompletion | Prime Operating Company | Jul 5, 2017 | Jul 13, 2017 | — | 11,438 |
| 489278-99 | Recompletion | Pmo | Nov 8, 1999 | Dec 13, 1999 | Jan 3, 2000 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-9348 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23255 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 84 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 8,500 | -8,416 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,355 | 11,361 | Perforated |
| — | 8,497 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 8,615 | 8.75 | 220 S |
| 10.75 | — | 15 | 575 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 | Mar 13, 2000 | Feb 8, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-351-00503 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-00503 → 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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