TEXAS · WELLS · LIPSCOMB COUNTY · WALTER LEASE · API 42-295-32379 · DISTRICT 08
Walter #256
Lipscomb County · Coburn Lower (Lower Morrow) field · Vertical
Walter #256 (API 42-295-32379) is a plugged well in Lipscomb County, plugged September 16, 2025, last operated by Mewbourne Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 11,600 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Mewbourne Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Haskell, Tonkawa, Hogshooter, Cherokee.
Its lease has reported 23 barrels of oil and 1.85M mcf of gas since September 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 21, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2,061
- Phone
- (903) 561-2900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| Production reports | Mewbourne Oil Companythrough Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationAug 5, 1998 |
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
- Aug 5, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1998
- completed
- 23
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH Jan 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter G-14-167604 | Coburn Lower (Lower Morrow) | Mewbourne Oil Company | 1 | 23 | 1.85M | Sep 1997 – Jan 2016 |
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.
- 1Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationNov 1997 → Dec 2013
- 2Strat Land Exploration CompanyMar 2014 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478460-99 | Field transfer | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 3, 1998 | Aug 5, 1998 | Jul 28, 1997 | 11,400 |
| 464294-99 | Drill | Strat Land Exploration Company | Jun 26, 1997 | Jun 26, 1997 | Jul 28, 1997 | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1998 | Walter G-14-167604 | Coburn Lower (Lower Morrow) | Mewbourne Oil Company | Plugged | — |
| Aug 31, 1998 | Walter G-14-167604 | Coburn Lower (Lower Morrow) | Mewbourne Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 14 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,112 | 11,137 | Perforated |
| 11,202 | 11,234 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,011 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 4.5 | 11,272 | 7.875 | 525 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 | Feb 5, 1999 | Nov 30, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1998 | Aug 17, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1998 | Jan 29, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 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 42-295-32379 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-295-32379 → 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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