WELL · 42-389-33537 · DISTRICT 8
VL State #16
Reeves County · Matthews (Canyon Cons.) field · Vertical
VL State #16 (API 42-389-33537) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged August 23, 2019, last operated by Mesquite Swd Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 6, 2012, permitted to 6,100 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Castile, Lamar, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 927 barrels of oil and 1.39K mcf of gas since July 2013, last reporting in April 2020.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Carlsbad, NM
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 99
- Phone
- (575) 706-1840
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mesquite SWD Inc |
| Production reports | Mesquite SWD Incthrough Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Mesquite SWD IncDec 6, 2012 |
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 2013
- completed
- 927
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.39K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2013 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VL State O-10-44343 | Matthews (Canyon Cons.) | Mesquite SWD Inc | 1 | 927 | 1.39K | Jul 2013 – Apr 2020 |
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.
- 1Mesquite SWD IncJul 2013 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 752470-99 | Drill | Mesquite SWD Inc | Nov 30, 2012 | Dec 6, 2012 | Dec 10, 2012 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-44343 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,942 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CastileCASTILLE | 1,600 | 1,342 |
| Lamar | 2,820 | 122 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,829 | 113 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,700 | -758 |
| Brushy Canyon | 5,250 | -2,308 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,238 | 4,409 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,120 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 6,110 | 7.875 | 800 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 28, 2014 | Aug 15, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-389-33537 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-33537 → 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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