WELL · 42-235-35547 · DISTRICT 7
Cat Claw #87C
Irion County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Cat Claw #87C (API 42-235-35547) is a well in Irion County operated by Discovery Natural Resources LLC, completed August 18, 2021 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 2013, permitted to 8,883 ft.
It was permitted by Fiml Natural Resources, LLC and has since transferred to Discovery Natural Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 476K barrels of oil and 4.25M mcf of gas since November 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Discovery Natural Resources LLC
Permitted by Fiml Natural Resources, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 12, 2026
- Permits on file
- 451
- Phone
- (303) 893-5073
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Discovery Natural Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Discovery Natural Resources LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fiml Natural Resources, LLCAug 9, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,883
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2013
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 2021
- completed
- 476K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 2021
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2025
- 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; they carry 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Claw O-9-17776 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 16 | 476K | 4.25M | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 40,564 · prior 12 69,591(-42%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,905 · prior 12 4,035(-53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fiml Natural Resources, LLCDec 2011 → Aug 2014
- 2Discovery Natural Resources LLCSep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767634-99 | Drill | Fiml Natural Resources, LLC | Aug 5, 2013 | Aug 9, 2013 | Nov 15, 2013 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17776 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,465 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,967 | 8,408 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 709 | 11 | 365 S |
| 4.5 | 8,857 | 7.875 | 1,895 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 | Oct 12, 2021 | Sep 20, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 2014 | May 12, 2014 | — |
| 00 | May 20, 2014 | Mar 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 42-235-35547 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-35547 → 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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