TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · CHILDERS, A.B. JR. LEASE · API 42-051-31848 · DISTRICT 03
Childers A.B. Jr. #1
Burleson County · Caldwell (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Childers A.B. JR. #1 (API 42-051-31848) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged October 16, 2011, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2008, permitted to 8,450 ft.
Its lease has reported 40.5K barrels of oil and 179K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2023. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,757
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jan 2008 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationFeb 14, 2008 |
- 8,450
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 14, 2008
- last permit issued
- Oct 13, 1981
- completed
- 40.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 179K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 13, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 16, 2011
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childers, A.B. Jr. O-3-14978 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Apache Corporation | 2 | 40.5K | 179K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2023 |
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.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Jan 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654757-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Feb 6, 2008 | Feb 14, 2008 | — | 8,450 |
| 132023-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin | Sep 2, 1981 | Sep 2, 1981 | — | 8,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1981 | Childers A.B. Jr. O-3-14978 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,757 | 7,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 63 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 123 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 2.375 | 7,650 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,405 | 7.875 | 400 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 28, 2008 | Apr 24, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 10, 1981 | — |
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 42-051-31848 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31848 → 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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