TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · CATES LEASE · API 42-227-32284 · DISTRICT 7B
Cates #1
Howard County · Ackerly (Dean Sand) field · Shut In · Vertical
Cates #1 (API 42-227-32284) is a well in Howard County operated by Mule Kick Operating LLC, completed January 10, 1981 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 9, 1980, permitted to 8,420 ft.
It was permitted by Mgf Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Mule Kick Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 31.4K barrels of oil and 24.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by MGF Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 17, 2025
- Phone
- (972) 207-9437
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mule Kick Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Legacy Reserves Operating LPthrough Apr 2021 |
| Latest permit | MGF Oil CorporationOct 9, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,420
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 1981
- completed
- 31.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 1981
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2021
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cates O-11-63126 | Ackerly (Dean Sand) | Mule Kick Operating LLC | 1 | 31.4K | 24.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Jan 1998
- 4Henry Petroleum Corp.Feb 1998 → Mar 2001
- 5Henry Petroleum LPApr 2001 → Dec 2008
- 6COG Operating LLCJan 2009 → Dec 2012
- 7Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2013 → Apr 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95145-99 | Drill | MGF Oil Corporation | Oct 9, 1980 | Oct 9, 1980 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 1981 | Cates O-11-63126 | Ackerly (Dean Sand) | Mule Kick Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Sep 1, 2021 | 8,420 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,690 | 8,290 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 325 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,550 | 11 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 8,020 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,420 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 12, 1984 | Jan 20, 1981 | — |
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 42-227-32284 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-32284 → 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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