WELL · 42-095-31656 · DISTRICT 7
Choat #1
Concho County · Arena (Ivan Lime) field · Vertical
Choat #1 (API 42-095-31656) is a plugged well in Concho County, plugged January 25, 2018, last operated by Bowerman Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 6, 1995, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Guffey, WM. R. and has since transferred to Bowerman Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including King Lm, Ivan Lm.
Its lease has reported 13K barrels of oil and 2.4K mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting in April 2018. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Guffey, Wm. R.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Arlington, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 18 permits on file · (325) 234-6850
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bowerman Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | Bowerman Investments Inc.through Feb 2015 |
| Latest permit | Guffey, Wm. R.Sep 6, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 6, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1996
- completed
- 13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 25, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choat O-9-14336 | Arena (Ivan Lime) | Bowerman Investments Inc. | 2 | 13K | 2.4K | Feb 1996 – Apr 2018 |
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.
- 1Guffey, Wm. R.Feb 1996 → Apr 2002
- 2Gary's Pump & Supply, Inc.May 2002 → Nov 2002
- 3Concho Oilfield Serv & Oper Co.Dec 2002 → Jan 2009
- 4Bowerman Investments Inc.May 2009 → Feb 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439574-99 | Drill | Guffey, Wm. R. | Sep 5, 1995 | Sep 6, 1995 | Sep 25, 1995 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14336 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,163 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| King LM | 2,075 | 88 |
| Ivan LM | 2,112 | 51 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,119 | 2,132 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 307 | 11 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 2,280 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Mar 21, 1996 | Feb 23, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1996 | — | Yes |
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 42-095-31656 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-095-31656 → 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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