WELL · 42-227-37815 · DISTRICT 8
Cates 24 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Cates 24 #1 (API 42-227-37815) is a well in Howard County operated by Smc Oil & Gas Inc., completed July 3, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 15, 2014, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to Smc Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Seven Rivers, Yates, Glorieta, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 47.4K barrels of oil and 68.8K mcf of gas since July 2014, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 34 permits on file · (432) 352-6010
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SMC Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCJan 15, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jul 3, 2014
- completed
- 47.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 3, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 24 O-10-45312 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 47.4K | 68.8K | Jul 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,263 · prior 12 3,875(-42%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCJul 2014 → May 2016
- 2Callon Petroleum Operating CoJul 2016 → Oct 2022
- 3SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776526-99 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Jan 2, 2014 | Jan 15, 2014 | May 9, 2014 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-45312 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,790 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Rivers | 1,350 | 1,440 |
| Yates | 2,130 | 660 |
| Glorieta | 2,838 | -48 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,162 | -1,372 |
| Coleman Junction | 4,250 | -1,460 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 6,619 | -3,829 |
| Spraberry | 6,813 | -4,023 |
| Leonard | 8,005 | -5,215 |
| Dean | 8,103 | -5,313 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,330 | -5,540 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,965 | 9,098 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 354 | 17.5 | 410 S |
| 8.625 | 4,633 | 11 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 9,536 | 7.875 | 700 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 5, 2014 | Aug 13, 2014 | 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 42-227-37815 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37815 → 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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