WELL · 42-371-31857 · DISTRICT 8
Mendel -26- #2
Pecos County · Gomez (Wolfcamp Upper) field · Vertical
Mendel -26- #2 (API 42-371-31857) is a plugged well in Pecos County, plugged January 30, 2018, last operated by Rki Exploration & Production LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 1977, permitted to 12,400 ft.
It was permitted by Getty Oil CO. and has since transferred to Rki Exploration & Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Delaware, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp.
Operator of record
RKI Exploration & Production LLC
Permitted by Getty Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 424 permits on file · (800) 667-6958
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | RKI Exploration & Production LLC |
| Production reports | RKI Exploration & Production LLCthrough Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | Getty Oil Co.Nov 2, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 1977
- last permit issued
- Sep 12, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 371K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 12, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 30, 2018
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendel -26- O-10-24871 | Gomez (Wolfcamp Upper) | RKI Exploration & Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2018 |
| Mendel 26 G-10-73721 | Gomez (Wolfcamp) | RKI Exploration & Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 371K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2018 |
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.
- 1Chaparral (USA) Energy, Inc.Apr 2001 → Sep 2002
- 2Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Oct 2002 → Feb 2014
- 3RKI Exploration & Production LLCMar 2014 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11226-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Nov 2, 1977 | Nov 2, 1977 | — | 12,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-73721 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-24871 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,929 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,464 | 10,620 | Perforated |
| — | 10,620 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,247 | 14.75 | — |
| 2.875 | 9,876 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 10,155 | 9.5 | — |
| 2.875 | 10,814 | — | — |
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 5, 1987 | Jun 23, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 2, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 16, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 2, 1977 | — |
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 42-371-31857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-31857 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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