WELL · 42-505-31481 · DISTRICT 4
Mecom J.W. #42
Zapata County · J. C. Martin (Lobo) field · Vertical
Mecom J.W. #42 (API 42-505-31481) is a well in Zapata County operated by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP, completed February 13, 1982.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 2000, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 234 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP |
| Production reports | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 8, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 113K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1982
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecom, J. W. G-4-176355 | LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 35.3K | Feb 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Mecom, J.W. G-4-98205 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 1 | 0 | 77.6K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 142 · prior 12 600(-76%)
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 → Apr 2004
- 6Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCMar 2014 → Dec 2019
- 7Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 8Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
- 9Paleo Oil Company LLCFeb 2025 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491889-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 8, 2000 | Feb 8, 2000 | Feb 13, 2000 | 9,300 |
| 147970-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Jan 21, 1982 | Jan 21, 1982 | — | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-98205 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-176355 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,220 | 6,250 | Perforated |
| 7,927 | 8,277 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 320 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 2.875 | 6,117 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,392 | 8.75 | 375 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 | May 30, 2000 | Mar 16, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 1, 1982 | — |
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 42-505-31481 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31481 → 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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