WELL · 42-371-37268 · DISTRICT 8
Mendel -26- #4
Pecos County · Gomez (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Mendel -26- #4 (API 42-371-37268) is a plugged well in Pecos County, plugged July 7, 2023, last operated by Wpx Energy Permian LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 15, 2003, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. and has since transferred to Wpx Energy Permian LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Lamar, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 40.3K barrels of oil and 166K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2023. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 956
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WPX Energy Permian LLC |
| Production reports | WPX Energy Permian, LLCthrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Apr 15, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 15, 2003
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 2004
- completed
- 40.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 166K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 7, 2023
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendel -26- O-10-31272 | Gomez (Wolfcamp) | WPX Energy Permian, LLC | 2 | 40.3K | 166K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2023 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Aug 1996
- 3Bristol Resources CorporationJan 1997 → Aug 2000
- 4Chaparral (USA) Energy, Inc.Oct 2000 → Sep 2002
- 5Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Oct 2002 → Feb 2014
- 6RKI Exploration & Production LLCMar 2014 → Apr 2018
- 7WPX Energy Permian, LLCMay 2018 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530761-99 | Drill | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | Apr 15, 2003 | Apr 15, 2003 | Apr 25, 2003 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31272 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,941 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,890 | 1,051 |
| Lamar | 5,252 | -2,311 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 8,045 | -5,104 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,565 | -6,624 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP LIME | 10,580 | -7,639 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,583 | 10,654 | Perforated |
| 10,583 | 11,160 | Perforated |
| 11,078 | 11,159 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 770 | 17.5 | 650 S |
| 9.625 | 5,298 | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 11,400 | 8.75 | 250 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 | Oct 4, 2005 | Jun 27, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 2005 | Jan 2, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 3, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-371-37268 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-37268 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 51K
- bbl, all reported
- May 2023
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000094280 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jul 27, 2023 | 1,000 | 1,800 | 10,583–11,160 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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