WELL · 42-227-34792 · DISTRICT 8
Cathey #601
Howard County · Opal (Clearfork) field · Vertical
Cathey #601 (API 42-227-34792) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged October 11, 1994, last operated by Baytech Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 17, 1993, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Yates, Clear Fork, Spraberry, Sprabery.
Its lease has reported 712 barrels of oil and 7 mcf of gas since December 1993, last reporting in November 1994. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2002 · 203 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Baytech Inc. |
| Production reports | Baytech, Inc.through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Baytech, Inc.Aug 17, 1993 |
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 17, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 712
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1993 THROUGH Nov 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 11, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey O-10-34077 | Opal (Clearfork) | Baytech, Inc. | 2 | 712 | 7 | Dec 1993 – Nov 1994 |
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.
- 1Baytech, Inc.Dec 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415023-99 | Drill | Baytech, Inc. | Aug 17, 1993 | Aug 17, 1993 | Oct 1, 1993 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34077 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34077 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,254 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,120 | 4,130 | Perforated |
| 4,141 | 4,200 | Perforated |
| 4,241 | 4,291 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 356 | 17.5 | 270 S |
| 8.625 | 2,927 | 8.625 | 1,590 S |
| 5.5 | 8,000 | 7.875 | 600 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 24, 1995 | Jan 12, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1994 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1994 | Jan 12, 1994 | Yes |
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 42-227-34792 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34792 → 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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