WELL · 42-301-30231 · DISTRICT 8
Gataga Gas Unit #5A
Loving County · Vermejo (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Gataga Gas Unit #5A (API 42-301-30231) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged October 23, 2023, last operated by Red Bluff Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 11, 1979, permitted to 21,600 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton W., JR. and has since transferred to Red Bluff Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams, Clayton W., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 2025 · (432) 634-6599
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Red Bluff Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.through Feb 2015 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton W., Jr.Oct 11, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 21,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gataga Gas Unit G-10-88626 | Vermejo (Ellenburger) | Red Bluff Resources LLC | 1 | 0 | 31M | Jan 1993 – Jun 2024 |
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.
- 1Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Aug 1993 → Feb 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60259-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr. | Oct 11, 1979 | Oct 11, 1979 | Oct 31, 1979 | 21,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-88626 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 21,033 | 21,109 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 727 | 26 | 945 S |
| 13.375 | 4,375 | 17.5 | 3,865 S |
| 9.625 | 11,730 | 12.25 | 3,250 S |
| 3.5 | 17,643 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 19,244 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 21, 1980 | — |
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 42-301-30231 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30231 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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