WELL · 42-497-01967 · DISTRICT 9
Caughlin Unit #1
Wise County · Caughlin (Strawn) field · Vertical
Caughlin Unit #1 (API 42-497-01967) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged August 9, 2000, last operated by Stephens & Johnson Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 26, 1990, permitted to 6,105 ft.
It was permitted by S & J Operating CO. and has since transferred to Stephens & Johnson Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Conglomerate.
Its 2 leases have reported 328K barrels of oil and 94.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 42 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.
Permitted by S & J Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 360 permits on file · (940) 781-1977
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | S & J Operating Co.Nov 26, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,105
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 26, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 1989
- completed
- 328K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 94.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 9, 2000
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; they carry 42 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caughlin Unit O-13-12582 | Caughlin (Strawn) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 41 | 328K | 94.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Henry, J. C. O-13-27882 | Alvord (Atoka Conglomerate) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2000 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,669 · prior 12 8,084(+7%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 722 · prior 12 674(+7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1S & J Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Sep 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381161-99 | Recompletion | S & J Operating Co. | Nov 16, 1990 | Nov 26, 1990 | — | 6,105 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-12582 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-27882 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 855 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,978 | 3,994 | Perforated |
| 5,620 | 5,627 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 348 | 12.25 | 170 S |
| 10.75 | 348 | 13.75 | 170 S |
| 5.5 | 5,832 | 8.75 | — |
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 | Feb 25, 1991 | Jan 3, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jan 18, 1991 | Feb 1, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1989 | Feb 1, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1989 | Dec 1, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-497-01967 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-01967 → 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
- 13.5K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 64.2K
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 1984
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000031240 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 24, 2000 | 250 | 1,325 | 3,978–3,994 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 14 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 54,780
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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