WELL · 42-227-35227 · DISTRICT 8
Cates #1
Howard County · Ackerly E. (Penn.) field · Vertical
Cates #1 (API 42-227-35227) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged December 4, 2017, last operated by Brooks E. B. JR..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 9,250 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Andres, Dean, Pennsylvanian.
Its 2 leases have reported 18K barrels of oil and 30.3K mcf of gas since September 1997, last reporting in April 2018. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 2017 · 219 permits on file · (214) 528-9953
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brooks E. B. Jr. |
| Production reports | MWS Producing, Inc.through Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | Brooks, E. B., Jr.Sep 23, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 1998
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1997
- completed
- 18K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2017
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cates O-11-68000 | Ackerly (Dean Sand) | MWS Producing, Inc. | 1 | 17.3K | 30.3K | Oct 1998 – Apr 2018 |
| Cates O-11-67826 | Ackerly, E. (Penn.) | Brooks, E. B., Jr. | 1 | 726 | 0 | Sep 1997 – Dec 1998 |
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.
- 1Brooks, E. B., Jr.Sep 1997 → Nov 1999
- 2MWS Producing, Inc.Dec 1999 → Jun 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479591-99 | Recompletion | Brooks, E. B., Jr. | Sep 21, 1998 | Sep 23, 1998 | Sep 29, 1998 | 8,600 |
| 464643-99 | Drill | Brooks, E. B., Jr. | Jul 8, 1997 | Jul 10, 1997 | Aug 10, 1997 | 9,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67826 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68000 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,810 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,910 | -1,100 |
| DeanDEAN SD. | 8,090 | -5,280 |
| DeanDEAN SD | 8,100 | -5,290 |
| PennsylvanianPENN LM. | 9,010 | -6,200 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,100 | 8,262 | Perforated |
| 9,018 | 9,034 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 335 | 17.25 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,400 | 11 | 1,085 S |
| 4.5 | 9,040 | 7.875 | 585 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 | Nov 13, 1998 | Oct 26, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-227-35227 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35227 → 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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