WELL · 42-505-31510 · DISTRICT 4
Mecom J.W. #44J
Zapata County · J.C. Martin West (Lobo 8700) field · Vertical
Mecom J.W. #44J (API 42-505-31510) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged August 18, 1990, last operated by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 26, 1982, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Border Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Border Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 7, 2001 · 1,543 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Border Exploration Co.Mar 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.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 1982
- last permit issued
- May 23, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 23, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 18, 1990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — G-4-100122 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155309-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Mar 26, 1982 | Mar 26, 1982 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-100122 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,664 | 8,916 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 260 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 7 | 6,285 | 8.75 | 375 S |
| 2.375 | 7,475 | — | — |
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 | Jun 15, 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 42-505-31510 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31510 → 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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