WELL · 42-293-30437 · DISTRICT 5
Oates #1
Limestone County · Directional
Oates #1 (API 42-293-30437) is a plugged well in Limestone County, plugged March 26, 2003, last operated by Ch4 Energy, LLC.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1978 and 2003, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Buda, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2006 · 7 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Brown, George R. Partnership,thethrough Jun 2001 |
| Latest permit | CH4 Energy, LLCFeb 19, 2003 |
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 19, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 491K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 26, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oates G-5-131461 | Oletha (Travis Peak) | Brown, George R. Partnership,the | 1 | 0 | 491K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2001 |
| Oates G-5-84268 | Oletha (Cotton Valley Sand) | Brown, George R. Partnership,the | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2001 |
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.
- 1Brown, George R. Partnership,theJan 1993 → Jun 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528498-99 | Reenter | CH4 Energy, LLC | Feb 14, 2003 | Feb 19, 2003 | Mar 2, 2003 | 11,695 |
| 358959-98 | Recompletion | Brown, George R. Partnership,the | Jun 21, 1989 | May 26, 1989 | — | 13,350 |
| 358959-99 | Recompletion | Brown, George R. Partnership,the | May 4, 1989 | May 26, 1989 | — | 13,350 |
| 34350-99 | Drill | Highland Resources-G. R. Brown | Oct 10, 1978 | Oct 10, 1978 | Nov 8, 1978 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-84268 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-131461 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 388 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 4,720 | -4,332 |
| Rodessa | 7,009 | -6,621 |
| Pettit | 7,666 | -7,278 |
| Travis Peak | 7,980 | -7,592 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 10,250 | -9,862 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,798 | -12,410 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,089 | 8,098 | Perforated |
| 10,695 | 11,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 830 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 5,050 | 12.25 | 660 S |
| 2.875 | 10,510 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,695 | 8.75 | 1,940 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 | Aug 17, 1989 | Jun 22, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 20, 1979 | — |
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 42-293-30437 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-30437 → 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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