WELL · 42-197-30788 · DISTRICT 9
Cato #4
Hardeman County · Lawler (Chappel) field · Producing · Vertical
Cato #4 (API 42-197-30788) is a well in Hardeman County operated by Corda Corporation, completed December 19, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1985, permitted to 7,967 ft.
It was permitted by Decleva, Paul and has since transferred to Corda Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Meremec, Chappel.
Its lease has reported 857K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 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.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 104
- Phone
- (940) 767-8432
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Corda Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Decleva, PaulFeb 8, 1985 |
- 7,967
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 1984
- completed
- 857K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato O-13-24959 | Lawler (Chappel) | Corda Corporation | 4 | 857K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,687 · prior 12 9,914(-2%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266886-99 | Drill | Decleva, Paul | Feb 4, 1985 | Feb 8, 1985 | — | 8,000 |
| 256791-99 | Drill | Decleva, Paul | Nov 2, 1984 | Nov 5, 1984 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1984 | Cato O-13-24959 | Lawler (Chappel) | Corda Corporation | Producing | 7,967 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,486 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Meremec | 7,890 | -6,404 |
| Chappel | 7,910 | -6,424 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,960 | 7,967 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 525 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 7,960 | 7.875 | 125 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 29, 1985 | Dec 28, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-197-30788 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30788 → 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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