TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MECOM, J. W. LEASE · API 42-505-31223 · DISTRICT 04
Mecom J. W. #3
Zapata County · J. C. Martin (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mecom J. W. #3 (API 42-505-31223) is a well in Zapata County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed April 12, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 5, 1980, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Border Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Border Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 47
- Phone
- (361) 904-0401
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paleo Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCthrough Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Border Exploration Co.May 5, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 5, 1980
- last permit issued
- Apr 12, 1997
- 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
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 12, 1997
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2015
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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-4-90161 | La Perla Ranch (Lobo 8050) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.62M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 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 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80224-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | May 5, 1980 | May 5, 1980 | — | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1997 | Mecom J. W. G-4-90161 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2015 | 9,500 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,967 | 9,253 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 500 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 2.875 | 6,420 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,670 | 8.75 | 675 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 16, 1997 | Oct 2, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 20, 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 42-505-31223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31223 → 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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