WELL · 42-451-31875 · DISTRICT 7
Pate-Hale #1
Tom Green County · Eliza Baker (Strawn) field · Vertical
Pate-Hale #1 (API 42-451-31875) is a plugged well in Tom Green County, plugged November 29, 1993, last operated by Wilson WM. B. Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 29, 1988, permitted to 6,431 ft.
It was permitted by Middleton-Covert, Inc. and has since transferred to Wilson WM. B. Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Capps Lime (Top), Capps Lime/Top, Goen (Top).
Its lease has reported 728 barrels of oil and 2.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 1994. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Wilson Wm. B. Exploration Inc.
Permitted by Middleton-Covert, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 6, 1999 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wilson Wm. B. Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Wilson, Wm. B. Exploration Inc.through Sep 1993 |
| Latest permit | Middleton-Covert, Inc.Mar 29, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,431
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 29, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1988
- completed
- 728
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 29, 1993
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pate-Hale O-9-12467 | Eliza Baker (Strawn) | Wilson, Wm. B. Exploration Inc. | 2 | 728 | 2.5K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1994 |
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.
- 1MCD, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Wilson, Wm. B. Exploration Inc.Sep 1993 → Sep 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344354-98 | Drill | Middleton-Covert, Inc. | May 5, 1988 | Mar 29, 1988 | — | 6,431 |
| 344354-99 | Drill | Middleton-Covert, Inc. | Mar 24, 1988 | Mar 29, 1988 | — | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12467 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,376 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO (TOP) | 5,269 | -2,893 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO/TOP | 5,269 | -2,893 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO (BASE) | 5,421 | -3,045 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO/BASE | 5,421 | -3,045 |
| Capps Lime (Top) | 5,632 | -3,256 |
| Capps Lime/Top | 5,632 | -3,256 |
| Goen (Top) | 5,883 | -3,507 |
| Goen/Top | 5,883 | -3,507 |
| Lower Odom (Top) | 6,127 | -3,751 |
| Lower Odom/Top | 6,127 | -3,751 |
| CaddoCADDO "B" (TOP) | 6,402 | -4,026 |
| CaddoCADDO B/TOP | 6,402 | -4,026 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,402 | 6,406 | Perforated |
| 6,402 | 6,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 324 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 6,433 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Sep 26, 1988 | Sep 14, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1988 | Jun 7, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-451-31875 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-31875 → 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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