WELL · 42-197-31081 · DISTRICT 9
Cato '96' Unit #1RE
Hardeman County · Horizontal
Cato '96' Unit #1RE (API 42-197-31081) is a plugged horizontal well in Hardeman County, plugged May 1, 2003, last operated by Dry Fork Production CO., LLC.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1988 and 2018, permitted to 8,880 ft.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Canyon, Conglomerate, Conglomerates, Lower Conglomerates.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.13K barrels of oil since January 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 207 permits on file · (940) 704-7200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Dry Fork Production Co., LLCthrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Dry Fork Production Co., LLCSep 25, 2018 |
- 8,880
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 2018
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 7.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 1, 2003
Surface location
34.103606, -99.552842
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Hardeman County.
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato 96 O-13-29442 | Kadane Cato (Congl) | Talon Production, Inc. | 1 | 199 | 0 | Jan 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Cato '96' Unit O-13-33931 | Kadane Cato (Congl) | Dry Fork Production Co., LLC | 1 | 6.93K | 0 | Feb 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 375 · prior 12 806(-53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Talon Production, Inc.Jan 1998 → Apr 1998
- 2Dry Fork Production Co., LLCMar 2019 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 844910-99 | Reenter | Dry Fork Production Co., LLC | Sep 20, 2018 | Sep 25, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | 7,675 |
| 530604-99 | Reenter | Key Energy of Colorado, Inc. | Apr 11, 2003 | Apr 15, 2003 | Apr 15, 2003 | 8,880 |
| 466792-99 | Reenter | Talon Production, Inc. | Aug 27, 1997 | Aug 27, 1997 | Aug 30, 1997 | 8,000 |
| 352770-99 | Drill | Decleva, Paul | Oct 28, 1988 | Oct 31, 1988 | May 7, 1989 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29442 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-33931 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 6,130 | -4,750 |
| Conglomerate | 7,330 | -5,950 |
| Conglomerates | 7,342 | -5,962 |
| Lower Conglomerates | 7,380 | -6,000 |
| Marble Falls | 7,478 | -6,098 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Holmes Sand | — | — |
| Palo Pinto | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,335 | 7,340 | Perforated |
| 7,342 | 7,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 449 | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 7,570 | 7.875 | 50 S |
| 4.5 | 7,894 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Dec 19, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1998 | Jan 30, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-197-31081 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31081 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Glenn Cato Unit42-197-31742
1.3 KM · Kadane Corporation · Section with this well →
| Coleman Junction | 290 | 1,134 |
| Conglomerates | 7,280 | -5,856 |
| Holmes Sand | 7,700 | -6,276 |
| Barnett | 7,730 | -6,306 |
| Meramec Shale | — | |
| Cisco | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Strawn | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cato42-197-31733
2.5 KM · Dry Fork Production Co., LLC · Section with this well →
| Marrow | 7,210 | -5,728 |
| Conglomerates | 7,410 | -5,928 |
| Holmes Sand | 7,827 | -6,345 |
| Meramec Shale | — | |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Canyon | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cato 28542-197-31203
3.4 KM · Trio Operating Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Cisco | 3,715 | -2,251 |
| Gunsight | 3,970 | -2,506 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,000 | -2,536 |
| Canyon | 5,150 | -3,686 |
| Caddo | 6,253 | -4,789 |
| Strawn | 6,550 | -5,086 |
| Conglomerates | 7,200 | -5,736 |
| Coleman Junction | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
McClellan42-197-31806
3.8 KM · Trio Consulting & Management,llc · Section with this well →
| Conglomerates | 7,392 | -5,901 |
| Barnett | 7,828 | -6,337 |
| Meramec Shale | 7,908 | -6,417 |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Holmes Sand | — | |
| Coleman Junction | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Parker Johnson42-197-31781
4.2 KM · Interstate Explorations LLC · Section with this well →
| Canyon | 3,975 | -2,579 |
| Palo Pinto | 5,100 | -3,704 |
| Strawn | 6,250 | -4,854 |
| Barnett | 7,818 | -6,422 |
| Meramec Shale | 7,956 | -6,560 |
| Conglomerates | — | |
| Coleman Junction | — | |
| Cisco | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Gto42-197-31793
4.3 KM · Interstate Explorations LLC · Section with this well →
| Palo Pinto | 5,224 | -3,726 |
| Conglomerates | 7,405 | -5,907 |
| Barnett | 7,913 | -6,415 |
| Meramec Shale | 8,036 | -6,538 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Cisco | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kennedy Bell42-197-31777
4.4 KM · Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 2,265 | -799 |
| Cisco | 3,346 | -1,880 |
| Canyon | 4,428 | -2,962 |
| Palo Pinto | 5,072 | -3,606 |
| Strawn | 5,770 | -4,304 |
| Conglomerates | 6,583 | -5,117 |
| Holmes Sand | 7,910 | -6,444 |
| Barnett | 7,958 | -6,492 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Grange42-197-31778
5.1 KM · Interstate Explorations LLC · Section with this well →
| Palo Pinto | 5,230 | -3,750 |
| Conglomerates | 7,243 | -5,763 |
| Barnett | 7,890 | -6,410 |
| Meramec Shale | 7,998 | -6,518 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Cisco | — | |
| Canyon | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/19731081, documented in the API reference.