WELL · 42-197-30507 · DISTRICT 9
Cato #1
Hardeman County · Weatherman (Chappel) field · Vertical
Cato #1 (API 42-197-30507) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged March 25, 2009, last operated by Corda Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1985, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Decleva, Paul and has since transferred to Corda Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 966K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Decleva, Paul; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 104 permits on file · (940) 733-1172
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Corda Corporation |
| Production reports | Corda Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Decleva, PaulDec 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 1989
- completed
- 966K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 25, 2009
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato O-13-26380 | Weatherman (Chappel) | Corda Corporation | 6 | 966K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-13-23079 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,329 · prior 12 2,596(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Decleva, PaulJan 1993 → Dec 2020
- 2Corda CorporationJan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293051-99 | Recompletion | Decleva, Paul | Dec 9, 1985 | Dec 10, 1985 | — | 8,075 |
| 171536-99 | Drill | Decleva, Paul | Sep 10, 1982 | Sep 10, 1982 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-23079 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-26380 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,886 | 4,060 | Perforated |
| 7,712 | 7,722 | Perforated |
| 7,933 | 8,053 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 523 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 2.375 | 7,919 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,375 | 7.875 | 320 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 15, 1998 | Feb 26, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1991 | Feb 22, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 1988 | Mar 14, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 23, 1983 | — |
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 42-197-30507 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30507 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 132K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2009
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000064556 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Apr 22, 2009 | 500 | 1,000 | 3,884–4,060 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 178(-100%)
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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