WELL · 42-485-43310 · DISTRICT 9
Melton J.D. #12
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Injection · Vertical
Melton J.D. #12 (API 42-485-43310) is a well in Wichita County operated by S&G Oil LLC, completed June 19, 2019 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 7, 1997, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Craighead, Ray and has since transferred to S&G Oil LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cisco, Thomas Sand.
Its lease has reported 97.9K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Craighead, Ray; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 49 permits on file · (940) 224-7463
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | S&G Oil LLC |
| Production reports | S&G Oil LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Craighead, RayApr 7, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 7, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 2019
- completed
- 97.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 19, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton, J.D. O-13-24791 | Wichita County Regular | S&G Oil LLC | 12 | 97.9K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 554 · prior 12 641(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Craighead, RayJan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Craighead, Ray Well Service IncJan 1999 → May 2018
- 3S&G Oil LLCJun 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460356-99 | Drill | Craighead, Ray | Mar 26, 1997 | Apr 7, 1997 | May 8, 1997 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24791 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 690 | 720 | Perforated |
| 1,393 | 1,398 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,473 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Apr 9, 2025 | Aug 14, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1997 | Sep 23, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-485-43310 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-43310 → 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
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000118449 | H-1 Injection | Active | 200 | 345 | 690–720 |
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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