WELL · 42-201-32172 · DISTRICT 3
Prather-Drillers Fee #18
Harris County · Goose Creek field · Producing · Directional
Prather-Drillers Fee #18 (API 42-201-32172) is a well in Harris County operated by Gaither Petroleum Corporation, completed June 30, 1991 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 27, 1989, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Gaither Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its lease has reported 141K barrels of oil and 6.29K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Katy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (281) 830-7878
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gaither Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Gaither Petroleum Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Mar 27, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1991
- completed
- 141K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.29K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prather-Drillers Fee O-3-1776 | Goose Creek | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 2 | 141K | 6.29K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,345 · prior 12 2,253(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pennzoil Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1995 → Feb 1999
- 3Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Nov 1999
- 4Gaither Petroleum CorporationDec 1999 → Apr 2026
- 5LA-Tex Operating CompanyApr 2004 → Apr 2011
- 6Hollimon Oil CorporationMay 2011 → Apr 2015
- 7Siempre Energy Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357384-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Mar 24, 1989 | Mar 27, 1989 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-1776 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE B-5 | 2,530 | -2,515 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,634 | 1,654 | Perforated |
| 2,530 | 2,538 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3,031 | 9.875 | 1,080 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 | Aug 9, 1991 | Aug 1, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1989 | Jun 28, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-201-32172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-32172 → 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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