WELL · 42-077-34477 · DISTRICT 9
Bates #1
Clay County · Clay County Regular field · Shut IN · Vertical
Bates #1 (API 42-077-34477) is a well in Clay County operated by Arch Operating LLC, completed February 25, 1992 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 13, 1992, permitted to 1,500 ft.
It was permitted by Efficiency Operating Service and has since transferred to Arch Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cisco, Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 778 barrels of oil and 127 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Efficiency Operating Service; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (940) 631-6850
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arch Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Arch Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2022 |
| Latest permit | Efficiency Operating ServiceJan 13, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 1992
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1992
- completed
- 778
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 127
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates O-13-28270 | Clay County Regular | Arch Operating, LLC | 1 | 778 | 127 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Efficiency Operating ServiceJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Massie Oil CompanyJan 1994 → Dec 1999
- 3Horany & CananFeb 2001 → Apr 2001
- 4Arch Operating, LLCApr 2012 → Feb 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395714-99 | Drill | Efficiency Operating Service | Jan 9, 1992 | Jan 13, 1992 | Jan 24, 1992 | 1,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28270 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,350 | 1,359 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,460 | 7.875 | 260 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 24, 1992 | Mar 26, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-077-34477 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-077-34477 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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