WELL · 42-475-32213 · DISTRICT 8
China Lake #1
Ward County · Directional · Sidetrack
China Lake #1 (API 42-475-32213) is a disposal or injection well in Ward County operated by Meridian Oil Inc. under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1980 and 1994, permitted to 21,000 ft.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Rustler, Delaware, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 351K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through November 2025.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 14, 2001 · 804 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Enron Oil & Gas Companythrough Jan 1997 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Sep 2, 1994 |
- 21,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Sep 2, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Lake G-10-153211 | Quito (Atoka) | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 15.6K | Oct 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| China Lake G-10-93877 | Burkholder (Fusselman) | Meridian Oil Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.26M | Jan 1993 – Oct 1994 |
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Petra Oleum Corp.Jul 1995 → May 1996
- 3Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJun 1996 → Jan 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427369-99 | Recompletion | Meridian Oil Inc. | Aug 25, 1994 | Sep 2, 1994 | Aug 13, 1994 | 15,619 |
| 422398-99 | Recompletion | Meridian Oil Inc. | Mar 25, 1994 | Mar 30, 1994 | Mar 16, 1994 | 20,100 |
| 367666-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Texas Petroleum Corp. | Dec 14, 1989 | Dec 21, 1989 | — | 19,800 |
| 115921-99 | Drill | Union Texas Petroleum Corp. | Apr 24, 1981 | Apr 24, 1981 | — | 21,000 |
| 98014-99 | Drill | Union Texas Petroleum Corp. | Nov 5, 1980 | Nov 5, 1980 | Jan 4, 1981 | 21,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-93877 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-153211 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,603 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,765 | 838 |
| Delaware | 4,700 | -2,097 |
| Bone Spring | 7,780 | -5,177 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,630 | -8,027 |
| AtokaATOKA LS | 14,055 | -11,452 |
| Barnet Shale | 15,350 | -12,747 |
| Mississippian | 15,790 | -13,187 |
| Woodfard | 16,030 | -13,427 |
| Devonian | 16,553 | -13,950 |
| Fusselman | 16,850 | -14,247 |
| Montoya | 17,050 | -14,447 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,760 | 6,325 | Perforated |
| 14,070 | 14,090 | Perforated |
| 16,831 | 1,700 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 625 | 26 | 1,405 S |
| 13.375 | 4,767 | 17.5 | 5,150 S |
| 10.75 | 11,539 | 12.25 | 5,460 S |
| 3.5 | 15,686 | — | — |
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 | Jul 16, 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1995 | Jan 10, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1994 | Jun 27, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 15, 1981 | — |
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 42-475-32213 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-32213 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 351K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 5.08M
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087210 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 5,000 | 1,700 | 4,720–6,340 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 351,498 · prior 12 266,168(+32%)
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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