TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MECON, J. W. LEASE · API 42-505-33442 · DISTRICT 04
Mecon J. W. #81
Zapata County · J. C. Martin (Lobo) field · Producing · Vertical
Mecon J. W. #81 (API 42-505-33442) is a well in Zapata County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed July 27, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 1996, permitted to 9,700 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 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, L. Wilcox Un., Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 10 barrels of oil and 1.96M mcf of gas since July 1996, last reporting volume in 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 Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 31, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 1996
- completed
- 10
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.96M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUL 1996 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecon, J. W. G-4-160097 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 10 | 1.96M | Jul 1996 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,059 · prior 12 13,654(-26%)
Wells named Mecon 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 CorporationJul 1996 → 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 → Feb 2006
- 6Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Jan 2012
- 7Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCFeb 2012 → Dec 2019
- 8Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 9Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
- 10Paleo Oil Company LLCJan 2025 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448722-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 31, 1996 | May 31, 1996 | Jun 7, 1996 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1996 | Mecon J. W. G-4-160097 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Producing | 9,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 393 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,580 | -1,187 |
| CarrizoCARRIZO-WILCOX | 4,005 | -3,612 |
| L. Wilcox Un. | 8,002 | -7,609 |
| Wills Point | 9,551 | -9,158 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,006 | 9,528 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 300 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 7 | 6,499 | 8.75 | 380 S |
| 4.5 | 9,700 | 6.125 | 275 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 | Oct 30, 1996 | Oct 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-505-33442 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33442 → 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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