WELL · 42-197-31491 · DISTRICT 9
Cato #1
Hardeman County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Cato #1 (API 42-197-31491) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged April 1, 2003, last operated by Foree Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 2001, permitted to 7,200 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Raspberry, Mississippian, Chester, Meramac Lime.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Terrell, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 42
- Phone
- (214) 363-8095
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foree Oil Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Foree Oil CompanyJan 26, 2001 |
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 23, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2002 THROUGH Oct 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 23, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 1, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato O-13-30031 | Wildcat | Foree Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2002 – Oct 2003 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504515-99 | Drill | Foree Oil Company | Jan 25, 2001 | Jan 26, 2001 | Aug 8, 2001 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30031 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,320 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry | 5,660 | -4,340 |
| Mississippian | 6,608 | -5,288 |
| Chester | 6,740 | -5,420 |
| Meramac Lime | 6,880 | -5,560 |
| Chappel | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 452 | 13.5 | 320 S |
| 4.5 | 5,855 | 7.875 | 325 S |
| 4.5 | — | — | 860 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 | Jul 12, 2002 | Apr 26, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 17, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-197-31491 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31491 → 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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