WELL · 42-055-34240 · DISTRICT 1
Carter #17
Caldwell County · Salt Flat field · Producing · Vertical
Carter #17 (API 42-055-34240) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Carter Cattle & Crude Company, completed April 26, 1987 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 31, 1987, permitted to 2,600 ft.
It was permitted by Arabie, Inc. and has since transferred to Carter Cattle & Crude Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 76K barrels of oil and 138K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arabie, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (512) 563-6766
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Carter Cattle & Crude Company |
| Production reports | Carter Cattle & Crude Companythrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arabie, Inc.Mar 31, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 31, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 26, 1987
- completed
- 76K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 138K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 26, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter O-1-1494 | Salt Flat | Carter Cattle & Crude Company | 16 | 76K | 138K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,295 · prior 12 1,448(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Austin Energy Operations, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Northridge Oil CompanyAug 1993 → May 1997
- 3Carter Cattle & Crude CompanyJan 1999 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327799-99 | Drill | Arabie, Inc. | Mar 16, 1987 | Mar 31, 1987 | — | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-1494 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,238 | -1,888 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 2,546 | -2,196 |
| Buda | 2,564 | -2,214 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,254 | 2,535 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 85 | 12.5 | 75 S |
| 5.5 | 2,593 | 7.875 | 425 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 15, 1987 | May 4, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-055-34240 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34240 → 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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