WELL · 42-055-33101 · DISTRICT 1

Rheinlander #1

Plugged

Caldwell County · Fentress (1750) field  · Vertical

Rheinlander #1 (API 42-055-33101) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged February 9, 2021, last operated by Higher Standard Oil Company Inc..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 2006, permitted to 2,000 ft.

It was permitted by Chaparral Natural Resources,Inc and has since transferred to Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda.

Its lease has reported 25.1K barrels of oil since April 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Higher Standard Oil Company Inc.

Permitted by Chaparral Natural Resources,inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Frisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (469) 317-3456

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHigher Standard Oil Company Inc.
Production reportsHigher Standard Oil Company,inc.through Dec 2015
Latest permitChaparral Natural Resources,incApr 13, 2006

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

2,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Apr 13, 2006
last permit issued
Apr 19, 2006
completed
25.1K
cumulative oil, bbl
0
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 19, 2006
Shut in
—
Plugged
Feb 9, 2021

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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Rheinlander O-1-14703Fentress (1750)Higher Standard Oil Company,inc.325.1K0Apr 2006 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1Chaparral Natural Resources,inc.Apr 2006 → Dec 2009
  2. 2F-B Oil, LPJan 2010 → Oct 2011
  3. 3Oak Valley Operating, LLCNov 2011 → Feb 2013
  4. 4Higher Standard Oil Company,inc.Oct 2013 → Dec 2015

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
617515-99ReenterChaparral Natural Resources,incApr 12, 2006Apr 13, 2006Apr 13, 20062,000
186007-99DrillSon PetroleumDec 14, 1982Dec 14, 1982—2,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-1-14703————
—— O-1-14703————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 161 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Austin Chalk1,580-1,419
Buda1,695-1,534

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
1,5991,609Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.625150——
2.3751,580——
4.51,8957.875370 S
4.51,895——

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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Dec 18, 2008May 2, 2006—
00Feb 22, 2007May 2, 2006—
00Feb 10, 2007Apr 26, 2006—
00Nov 10, 2006Apr 26, 2006—
00Jul 21, 2006——
00Jan 12, 1984Apr 12, 1983—

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.

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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