WELL · 42-423-31246 · DISTRICT 6
Buie Melvina Unit #1
Smith County · Lane Chapel W. (Paluxy B) field · Vertical
Buie Melvina Unit #1 (API 42-423-31246) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged September 13, 2024, last operated by Palrich Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 22, 1990, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including B/Austin Chalk Lm, B/Austin Chalk Lm., T/Woodbine Sd, T/Woodbine Sd..
Its 3 leases have reported 978K barrels of oil and 112K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2004 · 81 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palrich Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Atlantis Oil Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Palrich Oil CorporationJan 22, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 1990
- completed
- 978K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 112K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 13, 2024
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Chapel, W. (Paluxy B) Unit O-6-13815 | Lane Chapel, W. (Paluxy B) | Atlantis Oil Company, Inc. | 13 | 924K | 77.6K | Jun 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Buie, Melvina Unit O-6-13224 | Lane Chapel, W. (Paluxy B) | Palrich Oil Corporation | 1 | 40K | 25.8K | Oct 1993 – Aug 1998 |
| Buie, Melvine Unit O-6-12670 | Herbert Buie (Paluxy B) | Palrich Oil Corporation | 1 | 14.4K | 8.97K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,660 · prior 12 9,445(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Palrich Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2004
- 2Atlantis Oil Company, Inc.May 2004 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368966-98 | Drill | Palrich Oil Corporation | Oct 15, 1993 | Jan 22, 1990 | — | 7,215 |
| 368966-99 | Drill | Palrich Oil Corporation | Jan 22, 1990 | Jan 22, 1990 | Mar 5, 1990 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12670 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13224 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13815 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 536 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,063 | 7,077 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,395 | 11 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 7,210 | 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 | Oct 30, 2000 | Aug 22, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1998 | Oct 21, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1993 | Oct 21, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1993 | Apr 6, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 16, 1990 | Apr 6, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-423-31246 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31246 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 4.23M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2024
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000089527 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Oct 2, 2024 | 1,750 | 2,500 | 7,063–7,077 |
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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