WELL · 42-235-31252 · DISTRICT 7
Carter #1
Irion County · MWJ (Canyon) field · Producing · Vertical
Carter #1 (API 42-235-31252) is a well in Irion County operated by Clear Water Inc., completed May 10, 1978 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 8, 1978, permitted to 8,850 ft.
It was permitted by Mwj Producing Company and has since transferred to Clear Water Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 15K barrels of oil and 23.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by MWJ Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 57 permits on file · (432) 528-6751
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Clear Water Inc. |
| Production reports | Clear Water Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | MWJ Producing CompanyMar 8, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 8, 1978
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1978
- completed
- 15K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1978
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter O-9-7461 | MWJ (Canyon) | Clear Water Inc. | 1 | 15K | 23.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 388 · prior 12 345(+12%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 720 · prior 12 720(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MWJ Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1997
- 2Edmar Company, L.L.C.Oct 1997 → Nov 2016
- 3Clear Water Inc.Jan 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19618-99 | Drill | MWJ Producing Company | Mar 8, 1978 | Mar 8, 1978 | Mar 8, 1978 | 8,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7461 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,284 | 7,345 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 550 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 8.625 | 1,788 | 11 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 8,700 | 7.875 | 1,070 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 | May 15, 1978 | — |
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 42-235-31252 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31252 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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