WELL · 42-497-34189 · DISTRICT 9
Caughlin Unit #40
Wise County · Caughlin (Strawn) field · Producing · Vertical
Caughlin Unit #40 (API 42-497-34189) is a well in Wise County operated by Stephens & Johnson Operating CO., completed September 10, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 1997, permitted to 4,100 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caughlin Strawn.
Its lease has reported 328K barrels of oil and 94.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 41 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 360
- Phone
- (940) 723-2166
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 4,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 1997
- 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
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 41 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466313-99 | Drill | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | Aug 15, 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | Aug 21, 1997 | 4,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-12582 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 831 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caughlin Strawn | 3,955 | -3,124 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,955 | 3,988 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 368 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 4,071 | 7.875 | 250 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 7, 1997 | Sep 24, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-497-34189 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34189 → 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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