WELL · 42-057-31522 · DISTRICT 2
Karcher #1
Calhoun County · Powderhorn N.W. (Frio 10850) field · Vertical
Karcher #1 (API 42-057-31522) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged May 12, 1998, last operated by Hanson Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 11, 1989, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cavalla Energy Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Hanson Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including B. Miocene, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.52K barrels of oil and 39.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1998. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cavalla Energy Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Cuero, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 8, 2015 · 111 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hanson Production Company |
| Production reports | Hanson Production Companythrough Jul 1997 |
| Latest permit | Cavalla Energy Exploration Co.May 11, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 11, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1994
- completed
- 4.52K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 12, 1998
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karcher O-2-8015 | Powderhorn, N.W. (Frio 10850) | Hanson Production Company | 1 | 4.52K | 11.5K | Sep 1994 – Aug 1998 |
| Karcher G-2-133204 | Powderhorn, N.W. (Frio 10850) | Hanson Production Company | 1 | 0 | 28.1K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 |
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.
- 1Neumin Production CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Cavalla Energy Exploration Co.Aug 1993 → Dec 1993
- 3Hanson Production CompanyJan 1994 → Jul 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411792-99 | Drill | Cavalla Energy Exploration Co. | May 11, 1989 | May 11, 1989 | May 22, 1989 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-133204 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8015 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 9 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B. Miocene | 5,859 | -5,850 |
| Frio | 8,072 | -8,063 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,872 | 10,878 | Perforated |
| 10,884 | 10,888 | Perforated |
| 10,918 | 10,922 | Perforated |
| 10,948 | 10,953 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,722 | 17.5 | 1,425 S |
| 9.625 | 6,950 | 12.25 | 1,045 S |
| 7.625 | 10,397 | 8.5 | 575 S |
| 2.875 | 10,991 | 3.875 | 35 S |
| 5 | 12,450 | 6.5 | 260 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 | Feb 23, 1995 | Dec 19, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1990 | Nov 16, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-057-31522 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31522 → 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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