WELL · 42-097-02575 · DISTRICT 9
Ware James -A- #1A
Cooke County · Cooke County Regular field · Vertical
Ware James -A- #1A (API 42-097-02575) is a plugged well in Cooke County, plugged August 31, 2012, last operated by Atex Exploration & Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 1984, permitted to 3,283 ft.
It was permitted by Cardinal, Inc. and has since transferred to Atex Exploration & Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including 2500' Strawn.
Its lease has reported 936 barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2012.
Operator of record
Atex Exploration & Operating Co.
Permitted by Cardinal, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Whitesboro, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (940) 736-3129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atex Exploration & Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Atex Exploration & Operating Co.through Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Cardinal, Inc.May 23, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,283
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 1986
- completed
- 936
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 31, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ware, James -A- O-13-1955 | Cooke County Regular | Atex Exploration & Operating Co. | 1 | 936 | 20 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2012 |
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.
- 1Fidelity Energy Co.Jan 1993 → Jun 1999
- 2Atex Exploration & Operating Co.Jul 1999 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240112-99 | Recompletion | Cardinal, Inc. | May 18, 1984 | May 23, 1984 | — | 3,283 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-1955 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 828 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 2500' Strawn | 2,532 | -1,704 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,532 | 2,534 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3,285 | 9 | 450 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 | Mar 24, 1986 | Mar 3, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-097-02575 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-097-02575 → 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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