WELL · 42-497-30424 · DISTRICT 9
Waters C. J. -A- #1
Wise County · Chico field · Vertical
Waters C. J. -A- #1 (API 42-497-30424) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged July 23, 2018, last operated by Devon Energy Production CO L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 30, 1993, permitted to 5,950 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Devon Energy Production CO L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Elm, Bryson, Brannon Bridge, Meek Bend.
Its 2 leases have reported 18.3K barrels of oil and 124K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2018. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,266
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationJul 30, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 1993
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1976
- completed
- 18.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 124K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 23, 2018
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waters, C. J. -A- O-13-18110 | Chico | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 2 | 18.3K | 55.9K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2018 |
| Waters, C. J. "A" G-13-146323 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 67.7K | Jun 1993 – Jul 2018 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414411-99 | Recompletion | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jul 29, 1993 | Jul 30, 1993 | Jun 16, 1993 | 5,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-146323 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-18110 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-18110 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 947 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,382 | 5,386 | Perforated |
| 5,530 | 5,534 | Perforated |
| 5,530 | 5,645 | Perforated |
| 5,638 | 5,645 | Perforated |
| — | 5,386 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 184 | 11.25 | 110 S |
| 4.5 | 5,699 | 7.875 | 175 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 | May 11, 2004 | Mar 8, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1994 | Apr 12, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 1993 | Aug 3, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 7, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1993 | Aug 3, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1993 | Aug 30, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 30, 1976 | — |
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 42-497-30424 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-30424 → 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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