TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · MERTA, CELESTINA ET AL LEASE · API 42-481-33177 · DISTRICT 03
Merta Celestina et Al #1
Wharton County · Rio Loco (Yegua) field · Producing · Vertical
Merta Celestina ET AL #1 (API 42-481-33177) is a well in Wharton County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed August 31, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 29, 1988, permitted to 7,950 ft.
It was permitted by North Central Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mountain.
Its lease has reported 70.3K barrels of oil and 10.4M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by North Central Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Jun 29, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1988
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1988
- completed
- 70.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merta, Celestina et Al G-3-128345 | Rio Loco (Yegua) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 70.3K | 10.4M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 88,514 · prior 12 78,418(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1North Central Oil Corp.Jan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Bse Production Co.Jan 1999 → Aug 2010
- 3Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Sep 2010 → Dec 2021
- 4Faulconer Energy, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348345-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Jun 29, 1988 | Jun 29, 1988 | — | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1988 | Merta Celestina et Al G-3-128345 | Rio Loco (Yegua) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Producing | 7,950 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 135 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 3,390 | -3,255 |
| Jackson | 5,714 | -5,579 |
| Yegua | 6,795 | -6,660 |
| Cook Mountain | 7,541 | -7,406 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,612 | 7,668 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,049 | 14.75 | 990 S |
| 7.625 | 6,736 | 9.875 | 310 S |
| 5.5 | 7,947 | 6.75 | 140 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 6, 1988 | Sep 2, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-481-33177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33177 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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