TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · CATES LEASE · API 42-251-30495 · DISTRICT 7C
Cates #3H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Cates #3H (API 42-251-30495) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed November 20, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 2005, permitted to 6,566 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 2.25M mcf of gas since November 2005, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 371
- Phone
- (817) 720-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | TEP Barnett USA, LLCthrough Sep 2020 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Aug 9, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,566
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2005
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2005 THROUGH Sep 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 2005
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2020
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cates G-13-216112 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.25M | Nov 2005 – Sep 2020 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 2005 → Oct 2014
- 2Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Jul 2017
- 3TEP Barnett USA, LLCAug 2017 → Sep 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604654-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 9, 2005 | Aug 9, 2005 | Aug 13, 2005 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2005 | Cates G-13-216112 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2020 | 6,566 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 925 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,943 | 10,402 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,255 | 12.25 | 490 S |
| 5.5 | 10,711 | 8.75 | 1,565 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 28, 2006 | Mar 2, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 20, 2008. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 1,253 to 5,897 | Oct 20, 2008run Aug 19, 2005 | 2.43 |
| RESISTIVITY | TIFF | 1,253 to 5,897 | Oct 20, 2008run Aug 19, 2005 | 2.75 |
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 42-251-30495 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30495 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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