WELL · 42-127-31901 · DISTRICT 1
Gates Ranch A #3-202
Dimmit County · Catarina SW. (Olmos) field · Vertical
Gates Ranch A #3-202 (API 42-127-31901) is a plugged well in Dimmit County, plugged August 2, 2012, last operated by Lewis Petro Properties Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 11, 1979, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by Trans Delta Oil & Gas CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Lewis Petro Properties Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Trans Delta Oil & Gas Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 3,007 permits on file · (210) 384-5000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lewis Petro Properties Inc. |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through May 2010 |
| Latest permit | Trans Delta Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Dec 11, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 1979
- last permit issued
- Dec 29, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 67.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 29, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Ranch "A" G-1-86908 | Catarina, SW. (Olmos) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 67.9K | Jan 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1U. S. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2001
- 2Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Nov 2001 → May 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67364-99 | Drill | Trans Delta Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Dec 11, 1979 | Dec 11, 1979 | — | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-86908 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 265 | 12.25 | 185 S |
| 4.5 | 5,314 | 7.875 | 1,550 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 31, 1980 | — |
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 42-127-31901 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-31901 → 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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