WELL · 42-041-31581 · DISTRICT 3
Carter #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Carter #1 (API 42-041-31581) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged December 19, 1997, last operated by Mineral Technologies Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued February 4, 1992, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Mineral Technologies Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 10.3K barrels of oil and 22.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2002.
Operator of record
Permitted by WCS Oil and Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 12 permits on file · (432) 557-2346
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mineral Technologies Inc. |
| Production reports | Mineral Technologies, Inc.through Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationFeb 4, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1992
- completed
- 10.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 1997
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter O-3-21521 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Mineral Technologies, Inc. | 1 | 10.3K | 22.4K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2002 |
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.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Reserve Production, Inc.Apr 1993 → Mar 1997
- 3Mineral Technologies, Inc.Apr 1997 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396414-97 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Jun 25, 1992 | Feb 4, 1992 | — | 9,000 |
| 396414-98 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Feb 13, 1992 | Feb 4, 1992 | Mar 17, 1992 | 9,000 |
| 396414-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Feb 4, 1992 | Feb 4, 1992 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21521 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,113 | -6,788 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,379 | -8,054 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,379 | 11,631 | Perforated |
| 8,379 | 11,635 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,642 | 12.25 | 599 S |
| 7 | 8,392 | 8.75 | 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 | Jul 9, 1992 | May 21, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-041-31581 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31581 → 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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