WELL · 42-023-31484 · DISTRICT 9
Covington #1
Baylor County · Chardonnay (Caddo) field · Vertical
Covington #1 (API 42-023-31484) is a plugged well in Baylor County, plugged November 11, 2013, last operated by Metano Energy Iii LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 1, 1993, permitted to 5,900 ft.
It was permitted by Chardonnay Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Metano Energy Iii LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Caddo, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 34.9K barrels of oil and 30 mcf of gas since October 1993, last reporting in March 2018. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chardonnay Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 2, 2021 · 13 permits on file · (918) 491-4314
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Metano Energy III LP |
| Production reports | Metano Energy III, LPthrough Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Chardonnay Operating, Inc.Dec 1, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1994
- completed
- 34.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Mar 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 11, 2013
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington O-13-28704 | Chardonnay (Caddo) | Metano Energy III, LP | 6 | 34.9K | 30 | Oct 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Chardonnay Operating, Inc.Oct 1993 → May 1995
- 2Sunday CorporationJun 1995 → Nov 2006
- 3Alpha Energy Operating LLCNov 2011 → Nov 2011
- 4Wilson Operating Co.Feb 2012 → Mar 2012
- 5Metano Energy III, LPSep 2012 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418846-99 | Drill | Chardonnay Operating, Inc. | Dec 1, 1993 | Dec 1, 1993 | Dec 8, 1993 | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28704 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,125 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 3,052 | -1,927 |
| Caddo | 4,907 | -3,782 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 5,244 | -4,119 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,907 | 4,921 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 123 | 12.25 | 105 S |
| 4.5 | 5,261 | 7.875 | 200 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 9, 1994 | Jan 31, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-023-31484 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-023-31484 → 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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