TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MECOM, J. W. LEASE · API 42-505-32953 · DISTRICT 04
Mecom J. W. #73
Zapata County · La Perla (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mecom J. W. #73 (API 42-505-32953) is a well in Zapata County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed January 11, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 6, 1992, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation 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 Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 6, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2009 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 1993
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2011
- 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-4-261465 | La Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2009 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405613-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 3, 1992 | Nov 6, 1992 | Dec 22, 1992 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 1993 | Mecom J. W. G-4-261465 | La Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2011 | 10,000 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 299 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 7 | 6,748 | 8.75 | 382 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 2, 2011 | Jun 29, 2011 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Dec 13, 2011. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITY | TIFF | 50 to 10,000 | Dec 13, 2011run Jan 7, 1993 | 0.71 |
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 42-505-32953 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32953 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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