WELL · 42-051-31863 · DISTRICT 3
Lemon W.C. #1
Burleson County · Caldwell (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Lemon W.C. #1 (API 42-051-31863) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged July 31, 2022, last operated by Chesapeake Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 17, 1981, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Midway Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 41.2K barrels of oil and 204K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2022.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midway Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 2024
- Permits on file
- 1,645
- Phone
- (405) 935-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.through Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Midway Oil Corp.Aug 17, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 17, 1981
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1981
- completed
- 41.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 204K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 31, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon, W.C. O-3-14812 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 41.2K | 204K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2022 |
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.
- 1Dynamic Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Apache CorporationApr 1997 → Feb 2016
- 3Dyson Energy Operating, LLCMay 2016 → Mar 2017
- 4Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCApr 2017 → Mar 2019
- 5Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131886-99 | Drill | Midway Oil Corp. | Aug 17, 1981 | Aug 17, 1981 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14812 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,600 | 7,798 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 78 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,778 | 12.25 | 1,020 S |
| 2.375 | 7,350 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 2, 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 42-051-31863 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31863 → 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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