TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MECOM, J. W. LEASE · API 42-505-35093 · DISTRICT 04
Mecom J. W. #126
Zapata County · J. C. Martin (Lobo) field · Producing · Vertical
Mecom J. W. #126 (API 42-505-35093) is a well in Zapata County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed October 6, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 7, 2004, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Westport Oil And Gas Company, LP and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lobo Unconformity, Lobo 1, Midway.
Its lease has reported 11 barrels of oil and 1.46M mcf of gas since October 2004, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP; 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPSep 7, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 7, 2004
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 2004
- completed
- 11
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2004 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 2004
- 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.
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-4-205749 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 11 | 1.46M | Oct 2004 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,328 · prior 12 19,485(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPOct 2004 → Feb 2006
- 2Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Jan 2012
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCFeb 2012 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
- 6Paleo Oil Company LLCJan 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550548-99 | Drill | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Sep 7, 2004 | Sep 7, 2004 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2004 | Mecom J. W. G-4-205749 | J. C. Martin (Lobo) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Producing | 8,900 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 7,850 | -7,450 |
| Lobo 1 | 7,890 | -7,490 |
| Midway | 8,760 | -8,360 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,944 | 7,973 | Perforated |
| 8,034 | 8,052 | Perforated |
| 8,712 | 8,729 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,536 | 12.25 | 580 S |
| 7 | 6,318 | 8.75 | 380 S |
| 4.5 | 8,900 | 6.25 | 220 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 25, 2005 | Dec 7, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-505-35093 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35093 → 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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