WELL · 42-505-31173 · DISTRICT 4
Mecom NCT-1 #29
Zapata County · J. C. Martin (Lobo) field · Vertical
Mecom Nct-1 #29 (API 42-505-31173) is a well in Zapata County operated by Border Exploration CO., completed April 4, 1980.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1986, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, Wilcox, Cretaceous.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 15, 1988 · 116 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Border Exploration Co. |
| Production reports | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Border Exploration Co.Mar 19, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1986
- last permit issued
- Apr 4, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 4, 1980
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecom, J. W. G-4-120909 | LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.62M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,580 · prior 12 12,952(+20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3United Oil & Minerals L. P.Apr 2002 → Jun 2003
- 4United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 6Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Jan 2012
- 7Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCFeb 2012 → Dec 2019
- 8Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 9Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
- 10Paleo Oil Company LLCJan 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299866-99 | Recompletion | Border Exploration Co. | Mar 10, 1986 | Mar 19, 1986 | — | 9,930 |
| 67862-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Dec 28, 1979 | Dec 28, 1979 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-120909 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 368 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,678 | -1,310 |
| CarrizoCARRIZO WILCOX | 4,100 | -3,732 |
| Wilcox | 8,380 | -8,012 |
| Cretaceous | 9,838 | -9,470 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,386 | 8,582 | Perforated |
| 8,386 | 9,816 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 510 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 7 | 6,860 | 8.75 | 375 S |
| 2.375 | 8,225 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,930 | 6.125 | 630 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 | Jun 2, 1986 | Apr 30, 1986 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 14, 1980 | — |
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 42-505-31173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31173 → 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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