WELL · 42-391-31603 · DISTRICT 2
Messer W.H. Jr. et AL #1
Refugio County · Bonnie View South (5300) field · Vertical
Messer W.H. JR. ET AL #1 (API 42-391-31603) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged April 11, 2017, last operated by Cimarron Engineering LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 19, 1982, permitted to 5,850 ft.
It was permitted by Rincon Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Cimarron Engineering LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 41.3K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2017.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rincon Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingsville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 93
- Phone
- (361) 592-4766
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cimarron Engineering LLC |
| Production reports | Cimarron Engineering, LLCthrough Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Rincon Petroleum CorporationNov 19, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 1982
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1985
- completed
- 41.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messer, W.H. Jr. et AL O-2-6453 | Bonnie View, South (5300) | Cimarron Engineering, LLC | 1 | 41.3K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2017 |
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.
- 1Discovery Energy Corp. CCJan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Marquee CorporationNov 1993 → Dec 1997
- 3Hyquest Energy, Inc.Jan 1998 → Mar 2015
- 4Cimarron Engineering, LLCApr 2015 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180731-99 | Drill | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | Nov 19, 1982 | Nov 19, 1982 | — | 5,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1985 | Messer W.H. Jr. et AL O-2-6453 | Bonnie View South (5300) | Cimarron Engineering LLC | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,294 | 5,304 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 531 | 12.25 | 272 S |
| 2.375 | 5,250 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,806 | 7.875 | 1,441 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 | Jun 7, 1985 | May 3, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 10, 1983 | — |
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 42-391-31603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-31603 → 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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