WELL · 42-375-30697 · DISTRICT 10
Masterson Red Cave #16R
Potter County · Panhandle (Red Cave) field · Vertical
Masterson Red Cave #16R (API 42-375-30697) is a well in Potter County operated by Snw Operating Company, completed May 21, 1980.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 1980, permitted to 2,300 ft.
It was permitted by Gruenerwald,William &Assoc.,Inc. and has since transferred to Snw Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Red Cave.
Its lease has reported 1.06M barrels of oil and 3.46M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 124 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 13.1K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through August 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gruenerwald,william &assoc.,inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Borger, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 42 permits on file · (806) 886-8331
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SNW Operating Company |
| Production reports | SNW Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gruenerwald,william &assoc.,inc.Jan 11, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 1980
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1980
- completed
- 1.06M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1980
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 124 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masterson Red Cave O-14-3839 | Panhandle (Red Cave) | SNW Operating Company | 124 | 1.06M | 3.46M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,651 · prior 12 1,996(+484%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Continental Natural Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Adams Energy Co. (TX)Feb 1993 → Oct 1998
- 3Bird Creek Resources, Inc.Nov 1998 → Apr 2006
- 4Adams Affiliates, Inc.May 2006 → Dec 2018
- 5Polaris Operating, LLCJan 2019 → Feb 2024
- 6SNW Operating CompanyFeb 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69439-99 | Drill | Gruenerwald,william &assoc.,inc. | Jan 11, 1980 | Jan 11, 1980 | Mar 26, 1980 | 2,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-3839 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,556 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Cave | 1,878 | 1,678 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,886 | 2,112 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,185 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 2,120 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,150 | 7.875 | 150 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 18, 2000 | Sep 5, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 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 42-375-30697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-375-30697 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 13.1K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 982K
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000086870 | H-1 Injection | Active | 200 | 200 | 1,886–2,112 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 13,060 · prior 12 0
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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