TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · GATES RANCH LEASE · API 42-479-32559 · DISTRICT 01
Gates Ranch #5-31
Webb County · Catarina SW. (San Miguel-Gas) field · Vertical
Gates Ranch #5-31 (API 42-479-32559) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged May 22, 2013, last operated by Lewis Petro Properties Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 29, 1979, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by U. S. Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Lewis Petro Properties Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 3.1K barrels of oil and 222K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by U. S. Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,007
- Phone
- (210) 384-3200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lewis Petro Properties Inc. |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through Mar 2013 |
| Latest permit | U. S. Operating, Inc.Nov 29, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 29, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 1980
- completed
- 3.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 222K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 22, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Ranch G-1-88658 | Catarina, SW. (San Miguel-Gas) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 3.1K | 222K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2013 |
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.
- 1U. S. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2001
- 2Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Nov 2001 → Mar 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64943-99 | Drill | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Nov 29, 1979 | Nov 29, 1979 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1980 | Gates Ranch G-1-88658 | Catarina SW. (San Miguel-Gas) | Lewis Petro Properties Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,265 | 5,325 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 334 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 5,190 | — | 5,190 S |
| 4.5 | 5,600 | 7.875 | 1,550 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | 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 42-479-32559 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-32559 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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