WELL · 42-371-36411 · DISTRICT 8
Oates J. S. #30
Pecos County · Oates field · Producing · Vertical
Oates J. S. #30 (API 42-371-36411) is a well in Pecos County operated by GW Energy Inc., completed August 21, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 19, 1993, permitted to 1,000 ft.
It was permitted by Valley Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to GW Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Red Beds, Rustler.
Its lease has reported 796K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 62 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Valley Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (432) 290-4957
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | GW Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | GW Energy, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valley Resources, Inc.Jul 19, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 1993
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 1993
- completed
- 796K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 62 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oates, J. S. O-10-4538 | Oates | GW Energy, Inc. | 62 | 796K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,214 · prior 12 1,677(+151%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valley Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2Ibex Resources I, L.P.Oct 1998 → Dec 1998
- 3Ibex Resources, LLCJan 1999 → Jul 1999
- 4Ibex Resources Operating, LLCAug 1999 → May 2000
- 5Page ExplorationJun 2000 → Sep 2002
- 6PWG Energy, Inc.Oct 2002 → Dec 2005
- 7GW Energy, Inc.Jan 2006 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412801-99 | Drill | Valley Resources, Inc. | Jun 14, 1993 | Jul 19, 1993 | Aug 18, 1993 | 1,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-4538 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,601 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Beds | 285 | 3,316 |
| RustlerRUSTLER DOLOMITE | 876 | 2,725 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 878 | — | 170 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 | Aug 31, 1994 | Jun 22, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-371-36411 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-36411 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000089430 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 0 | 630 | 840–901 |
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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