WELL · 42-321-31732 · DISTRICT 3
Bates Earl F. et UX #1
Matagorda County · Caney (Frio 9650) field · Directional
Bates Earl F. ET UX #1 (API 42-321-31732) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged May 16, 1997, last operated by Parker & Parsley Development L.P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued November 27, 1996, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Upper Lewis Frio.
Its lease has reported 322 barrels of oil since February 1997, last reporting in July 1997.
Operator of record
Parker & Parsley Development L.P
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 5, 1996
- Permits on file
- 1,422
- Phone
- (432) 683-4768
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parker & Parsley Development L.P |
| Production reports | Parker & Parsley Development L.Pthrough May 1997 |
| Latest permit | Parker & Parsley Development L.PNov 27, 1996 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1997
- completed
- 322
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 16, 1997
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, Earl F. et UX O-3-23211 | Caney (Frio 9650) | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | 1 | 322 | 0 | Feb 1997 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1997 → May 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455711-97 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Mar 6, 1997 | Nov 27, 1996 | Dec 22, 1996 | 11,000 |
| 455711-98 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Dec 10, 1996 | Nov 27, 1996 | — | 11,000 |
| 455711-99 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Nov 27, 1996 | Nov 27, 1996 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23211 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 28 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Lewis Frio | 7,000 | -6,972 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,722 | 9,730 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,830 | 14.75 | 700 S |
| 4.5 | 10,094 | 9.875 | 1,450 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 | May 16, 1997 | Mar 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-321-31732 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31732 → 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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