TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33810 · DISTRICT 04
Mecom J. W. #97
Zapata County · La Perla Ranch (9800) field · SWR-10-Well · Directional
Mecom J. W. #97 (API 42-505-33810) is a well in Zapata County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed January 15, 1999 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 22, 1998, permitted to 10,335 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 5 formation tops, including Lobo Unconformity, Lobo 1, Lobo 3, Lobo 6.
Its 2 leases have reported 3 barrels of oil and 1.63M mcf of gas since July 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Aug 2014 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 22, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,335
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 22, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1999
- completed
- 3
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Aug 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1999
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2014
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecom, J. W. G-4-172777 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 2 | 1.32M | Jan 1999 – Aug 2014 |
| Mecom, J. W. G-4-170888 | La Perla Ranch (9800) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 1 | 315K | Jul 1998 – Dec 1998 |
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 CorporationJul 1998 → 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 → Aug 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476518-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 22, 1998 | May 22, 1998 | May 28, 1998 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1999 | Mecom J. W. G-4-172777 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2014 | 10,335 |
| Jan 15, 1999 | Mecom J. W. G-4-170888 | La Perla Ranch (9800) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 10,335 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 339 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 7,720 | -7,381 |
| Lobo 1 | 7,980 | -7,641 |
| Lobo 3 | 8,432 | -8,093 |
| Lobo 6 | 9,190 | -8,851 |
| Navarro | 9,563 | -9,224 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,926 | 8,978 | Perforated |
| 9,311 | 9,530 | Perforated |
| 9,632 | 9,638 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 300 | 14.75 | 300 S |
| 7.625 | 6,500 | 9.875 | 600 S |
| 3.5 | 10,335 | 4.75 | 250 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 | May 26, 1999 | Mar 16, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1999 | Mar 16, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1998 | Sep 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-505-33810 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33810 → 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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