42-505-31173

Final Completion

MECOM NCT-1

ZAPATA County · District 4 · BORDER EXPLORATION CO. · J. C. MARTIN (LOBO)

Permits

Max Depth

10,500 ft

First Permit

1979-12-28

Latest Activity

1986-03-19

Lifespan

6 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1980-04-04

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: BORDER EXPLORATION CO. ≠ Production: PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC (reported 2026-03)

Resolved via: production → PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION 1993-2001→ EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO. 2001-2002→ UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P. 2002-2003→ UNITED RESOURCES, LP 2003-2003→ WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY, LP 2004-2006→ KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP 2006-2012→ BLUESTONE NATURAL RES. II, LLC 2012-2019→ BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC 2020-2020→ HUGOTON OPERATING COMPANY, INC. 2020-2024→ PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC 2025-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (4) Elevation 368 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
QUEEN CITY	1,678 ft	-1,310 ft
CARRIZO WILCOX (Carrizo)	4,100 ft	-3,732 ft
WILCOX	8,380 ft	-8,012 ft
CRETACEOUS	9,838 ft	-9,470 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (2)

Interval	Type
8,386–8,582 ft	Perforated
8,386–9,816 ft	Perforated

Casing (4)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
9.625"	510 ft	220 sx
7"	6,860 ft	375 sx
2.375"	8,225 ft	—
4.5"	9,930 ft	630 sx

Permit History (2)

#299866 Recompletion Final Completion

MECOM NCT-1 · 9,930 ft

1986-03-19

#67862 Drill Final Completion

MECOM, J. W. NCT-1 · 10,500 ft

1979-12-28

Applications (2)

#299866 A BORDER EXPLORATION CO.

received 1986-03-10

#67862 A BORDER EXPLORATION CO.

received 1979-12-28

Records & Logs

3 completion filings on record.

W-2/G-1 1986-04-30

W-2/G-1 1986-05-30

W-2/G-1 1980-04-14

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in ZAPATA County.

Well Details

Well Number: 29
Max Depth: 10,500 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: ZAPATA
District: 4
Operator: BORDER EXPLORATION CO.
Completed: 1980-04-04

Operator

Name: BORDER EXPL CO
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Inactive (filed 1987-12-23)
Total Permits: 116