WELL · 42-197-30859 · DISTRICT 9
Cato #5
Hardeman County · Vertical
Cato #5 (API 42-197-30859) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged June 22, 1985, last operated by Decleva, Paul.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2000, permitted to 8,262 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Barnett, Chester, Maramec Lime, 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.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 94.8K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through February 2026.
Operator of record
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2020 · 330 permits on file · (214) 922-8023
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Corda Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Decleva, PaulMay 25, 2000 |
- 8,262
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 25, 2000
- last permit issued
- —
- 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
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 22, 1985
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495462-99 | Reenter | Decleva, Paul | May 25, 2000 | May 25, 2000 | Jun 26, 2000 | 8,262 |
| 276265-99 | Drill | Decleva, Paul | May 20, 1985 | May 29, 1985 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24959 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,507 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,030 | 8,262 | Perforated |
| 8,100 | 8,262 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 521 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 8,128 | 7.875 | 222 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 | Sep 11, 2024 | Apr 3, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 2000 | Aug 2, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-197-30859 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30859 → 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
- 94.8K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 3.93M
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000089927 | H-1 Injection | Active | 2,500 | 2,000 | 8,100–8,262 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 94,840 · prior 12 95,314(0%)
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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