TEXAS · WELLS · LIMESTONE COUNTY · BATES, LUTHER LEASE · API 42-293-31249 · DISTRICT 05
Bates Luther #1
Limestone County · Pokey (Travis Peak Lower 1) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bates Luther #1 (API 42-293-31249) is a well in Limestone County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed July 6, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 1998, permitted to 7,650 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 1.04K barrels of oil and 425K mcf of gas since July 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 14, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 1998
- completed
- 1.04K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 425K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Jul 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 1998
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates, Luther G-5-169956 | Pokey (Travis Peak Lower 1) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 1.04K | 425K | Jul 1998 – Jul 2015 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJul 1998 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Jul 2014
- 5Linn Operating, Inc.Aug 2014 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472154-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jan 13, 1998 | Jan 14, 1998 | Feb 9, 1998 | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1998 | Bates Luther G-5-169956 | Pokey (Travis Peak Lower 1) | Diversified Production LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2015 | 7,650 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 515 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 6,340 | -5,825 |
| Rodessa | 6,380 | -5,865 |
| Pettit | 6,910 | -6,395 |
| Travis Peak | 7,112 | -6,597 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,324 | 7,336 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 715 | 11 | 232 S |
| 4.5 | 7,650 | 7.875 | 650 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 | Oct 6, 1998 | Aug 26, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 28, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-293-31249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31249 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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