WELL · 42-479-34048 · DISTRICT 4
Gates Ranch L #L1
Webb County · Gold River North (Olmos) field · Vertical
Gates Ranch L #L1 (API 42-479-34048) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged February 9, 2006, last operated by Blackbrush O & G Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 1984, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Beacon Exploration Company and has since transferred to Blackbrush O & G Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Navarro, Olmos.
Operator of record
Permitted by Beacon Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2015 · 236 permits on file · (210) 495-5577
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blackbrush O & G Inc. |
| Production reports | Kerns O & G, Inc.through Feb 1997 |
| Latest permit | Beacon Exploration CompanyDec 3, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 9, 2006
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 "L" G-4-118460 | Gold River, North (Olmos) | Blackbrush O & G, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 20.7K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2006 |
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.
- 1Kerns O & G, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259533-99 | Drill | Beacon Exploration Company | Nov 12, 1984 | Dec 3, 1984 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-118460 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 680 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,350 | 5,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 507 | 12.25 | 50 S |
| 4.5 | 5,757 | 7.875 | 1,520 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 | Oct 22, 1985 | Oct 9, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-479-34048 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-34048 → 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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