WELL · 42-293-31517 · DISTRICT 5
Oates James #1
Limestone County · Oletha (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Vertical
Oates James #1 (API 42-293-31517) is a well in Limestone County operated by Ch4 Energy LLC, completed December 5, 2003.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2003 and 2004, permitted to 11,600 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 | CH4 Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | CH4 Energy, LLCSep 1, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 2004
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 323K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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, James G-5-204036 | Oletha (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 304K | Sep 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Oates, James G-5-199048 | Oletha (Cotton Valley Sand) | CH4 Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 19.3K | Dec 2003 – Aug 2004 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,337 · prior 12 2,374(+83%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1CH4 Energy, LLCDec 2003 → Dec 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2005 → Dec 2023
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550125-99 | Recompletion | CH4 Energy, LLC | Aug 25, 2004 | Sep 1, 2004 | — | 8,050 |
| 532833-99 | Drill | CH4 Energy, LLC | Jun 6, 2003 | Jun 11, 2003 | Aug 22, 2003 | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-199048 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-204036 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 408 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 6,990 | -6,582 |
| Pettit | 7,648 | -7,240 |
| Travis Peak | 7,875 | -7,467 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,700 | -9,292 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,980 | 7,990 | Perforated |
| 11,170 | 11,184 | Perforated |
| 11,208 | 11,211 | Perforated |
| 11,216 | 11,220 | Perforated |
| 11,224 | 11,228 | Perforated |
| 11,248 | 11,252 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 995 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 11,354 | 8.75 | 1,480 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 | Dec 20, 2004 | Sep 8, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2004 | Dec 22, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-293-31517 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31517 → 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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