WELL · 42-105-38768 · DISTRICT 7
Couch S. E. #1
Crockett County · Hunt-Baggett (Strawn North) field · Producing · Vertical
Couch S. E. #1 (API 42-105-38768) is a well in Crockett County operated by Wtg Exploration, completed December 6, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 2001, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Capataz Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Wtg Exploration on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Canyon, Strawn.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Capataz Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 269 permits on file · (432) 664-8876
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WTG Exploration |
| Production reports | WTG Explorationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Capataz Operating, Inc.Sep 26, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couch, S. E. G-9-186686 | Hunt-Baggett (Strawn, North) | WTG Exploration | 1 | 0 | 1.77M | Dec 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24,045 · prior 12 26,663(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Capataz Operating, Inc.Dec 2001 → Sep 2020
- 2WTG ExplorationOct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513908-99 | Drill | Capataz Operating, Inc. | Sep 25, 2001 | Sep 26, 2001 | Nov 1, 2001 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-186686 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,522 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,073 | 9,265 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,265 | 12.5 | 530 S |
| 4.5 | 9,345 | 7.875 | 765 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 | Feb 26, 2002 | Dec 18, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-105-38768 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-38768 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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