TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MECOM, J. W. LEASE · API 42-505-32966 · DISTRICT 04
Mecom J. W. #74
Zapata County · J. C. Martin (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- J.C. Martin (Wilcox 8960) · J.C. Martin (Wilcox 9400)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Mecom J. W. #74 (API 42-505-32966) is a well in Zapata County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed December 23, 1992 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 19, 1992, permitted to 10,100 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, L. Wilcox (Lobo).
Its lease has reported 98.5K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
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 – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 19, 2026
- 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 | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 19, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FEB 1993 THROUGH APR 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1992
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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-4-144592 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 98.5K | by Jan 1993 – Apr 1996 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Mecom J. W.
Paleo Oil Company LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Zapata County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 1993 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406296-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jul 18, 1994 | Nov 19, 1992 | — | 10,100 |
| 406296-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 19, 1992 | Nov 19, 1992 | Dec 6, 1992 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1992 | Mecom J. W. G-4-144592 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 10,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 440 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,797 | -1,357 |
| CarrizoCARRIZO-WILCOX | 4,237 | -3,797 |
| L. Wilcox (Lobo) | 8,568 | -8,128 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,673 | 8,885 | Perforated |
| 9,120 | 9,298 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 300 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 7 | 6,560 | 8.75 | 390 S |
| 2.875 | 10,071 | 6.125 | 540 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 | Apr 8, 1993 | Mar 11, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-505-32966 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32966 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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