WELL · 42-505-31499 · DISTRICT 4
Mecom J. W. #43J
Zapata County · J. C. Martin (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mecom J. W. #43J (API 42-505-31499) is a well in Zapata County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed March 20, 1982 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 26, 1982, permitted to 11,150 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.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 47 permits on file · (888) 230-1500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paleo Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCthrough Mar 2014 |
| Latest permit | Border Exploration Co.Feb 26, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 196K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1982
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecom, J. W. G-4-98647 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 196K | 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 1999
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCMar 2014 → Mar 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151904-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Feb 26, 1982 | Feb 26, 1982 | — | 11,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-98647 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,544 | 9,904 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 220 | 12.25 | 140 S |
| 2.875 | 6,468 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,800 | 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 5, 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 42-505-31499 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31499 → 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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