WELL · 42-163-32743 · DISTRICT 1
Combs -C- #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Combs -C- #1 (API 42-163-32743) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged March 23, 2012, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 5, 1990, permitted to 6,300 ft.
It was permitted by H.L.S. Energy CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Almos, Anacaho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 45 barrels of oil and 2 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2012. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by H.L.S. Energy Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 13,061 permits on file · (405) 935-7500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Lone Star Operating Companythrough Feb 1997 |
| Latest permit | H.L.S. Energy Co., Inc.Jun 5, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 1990
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 1990
- completed
- 45
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 23, 2012
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combs -C- O-1-5114 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 3 | 45 | 2 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2012 |
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.
- 1Lone Star Operating CompanyFeb 1993 → Feb 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374134-99 | Drill | H.L.S. Energy Co., Inc. | Jun 5, 1990 | Jun 5, 1990 | Jul 8, 1990 | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-5114 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 580 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 3,134 | -2,554 |
| Almos | 4,520 | -3,940 |
| Anacaho | 5,767 | -5,187 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,011 | -5,431 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,011 | 7,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 679 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 5.5 | 5,784 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Jan 30, 1991 | Sep 4, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-32743 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32743 → 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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