WELL · 42-479-34428 · DISTRICT 1
Gates Ranch B - 1996 #5
Webb County · Catarina SW. (Olmos N-3 Stray) field · Vertical
Gates Ranch B - 1996 #5 (API 42-479-34428) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged January 12, 2006, last operated by Kerns O & G Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1986 and 1991, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Olmos, San Miguel.
Operator of record
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2005
- Permits on file
- 273
- Phone
- (210) 495-5577
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerns O & G Inc. |
| Production reports | Blackbrush O & G, Inc.through Jan 2005 |
| Latest permit | Kerns O & G, Inc.Sep 18, 1991 |
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
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 18, 1991
- last permit issued
- Nov 21, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 87.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 21, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 12, 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 2 leases 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 "B" G-1-140265 | Catarina, SW. (Olmos N-2) | Blackbrush O & G, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 87.2K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2006 |
| — G-1-122964 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 → Dec 2004
- 2Blackbrush O & G, Inc.Jan 2005 → Jan 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395858-99 | Recompletion | Kerns O & G, Inc. | Aug 29, 1991 | Sep 18, 1991 | Apr 1, 1991 | 6,000 |
| 321612-97 | Drill | Kerns O & G, Inc. | Jun 25, 1990 | Oct 8, 1986 | — | 6,000 |
| 321612-98 | Drill | Graham Royalty, Ltd. | Nov 24, 1986 | Oct 8, 1986 | — | 6,000 |
| 321612-99 | Drill | Graham Royalty, Ltd. | Oct 8, 1986 | Oct 8, 1986 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-122964 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-1-140265 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 648 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 4,928 | -4,280 |
| OlmosOLMOS N2 | 4,928 | -4,280 |
| San Miguel | 5,150 | -4,502 |
| OlmosOLMOS N4 | 5,165 | -4,517 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,930 | 4,980 | Perforated |
| 5,152 | 5,175 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,882 | 11 | 760 S |
| 4.5 | 5,412 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Mar 11, 1992 | Oct 1, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 17, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1991 | May 23, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1990 | Nov 4, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1987 | Dec 29, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-479-34428 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-34428 → 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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