WELL · 42-409-31940 · DISTRICT 4
Menger A. L. et AL #1
San Patricio County · Howell N.E. (3780) field · Vertical
Menger A. L. ET AL #1 (API 42-409-31940) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged July 19, 2000, last operated by Frio Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 1984, permitted to 5,600 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Pearland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 2, 2022 · 78 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Frio Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Frio Exploration Companythrough Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Frio Exploration CompanyMay 25, 1984 |
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 25, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 9, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 9, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 19, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menger, A. L. et AL G-4-111820 | Howell, N.E. (3780) | Frio Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 39.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2000 |
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.
- 1Frio Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240237-99 | Drill | Frio Exploration Company | May 23, 1984 | May 25, 1984 | May 29, 1984 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-111820 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 6 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 3,774 | -3,768 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,775 | 3,782 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5 | 1,006 | 13.5 | 345 sx |
| 2.875 | 5,294 | 7.875 | 675 sx |
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 22, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 | — |
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 42-409-31940 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-31940 → 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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