WELL · 42-389-31131 · DISTRICT 8
Meeker #1
Reeves County · Orla Southeast (Delaware) field · Vertical
Meeker #1 (API 42-389-31131) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged July 10, 2017, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 10, 1980, permitted to 3,800 ft.
It was permitted by Southern Union Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Dewey Lake, Rustler, Castile, T/Salt.
Its lease has reported 34.7K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2021.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southern Union Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Dec 2014 |
| Latest permit | Southern Union Exploration Co.Jul 10, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 4, 1998
- completed
- 34.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 4, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 10, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker O-10-26148 | Orla, Southeast (Delaware) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 34.7K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2021 |
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.
- 1Southern Union Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Merit Energy CompanyApr 1993 → Apr 2000
- 3Permian Resources, Inc.May 2000 → Apr 2004
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2004 → Sep 2012
- 5Shell Western E&POct 2012 → Dec 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86253-99 | Drill | Southern Union Exploration Co. | Jul 10, 1980 | Jul 10, 1980 | — | 3,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-26148 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,887 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,570 | 3,581 | Perforated |
| 3,582 | 3,595 | Perforated |
| 3,582 | 3,596 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,650 | 12.25 | 780 S |
| 2.375 | 3,606 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,712 | 7.875 | 695 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 23, 1999 | Mar 18, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 21, 1980 | — |
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 42-389-31131 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-31131 → 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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