WELL · 42-177-31897 · DISTRICT 1
Culpepper A #1H
Gonzales County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Culpepper A #1H (API 42-177-31897) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged October 14, 2013, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 1997, permitted to 12,800 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anachacho, First Shot (Austin Chalk), Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 196K barrels of oil and 163K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2014. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 10, 2024
- Permits on file
- 13,061
- Phone
- (405) 935-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Dec 2009 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 4, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 4, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 1998
- completed
- 196K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 163K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 14, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpepper "A" O-1-13478 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 2 | 196K | 163K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2014 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2009
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jul 2009 → Dec 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470792-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 4, 1997 | Dec 4, 1997 | Dec 26, 1997 | 11,500 |
| 386220-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 7, 1992 | Mar 28, 1991 | — | 12,800 |
| 386220-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Mar 28, 1991 | Mar 28, 1991 | Apr 14, 1991 | 12,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13478 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13478 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 322 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anachacho | 8,740 | -8,418 |
| First Shot (Austin Chalk) | 8,884 | -8,562 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,889 | -8,567 |
| Austin ChalkLOWER AUSTIN CHALK | 9,065 | -8,743 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,009 | 10,698 | Perforated |
| 9,009 | 12,350 | Perforated |
| 9,050 | 9,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,015 | 14.75 | 580 S |
| 7.625 | 9,000 | 9.875 | 851 S |
| 7.625 | 9,009 | 9.875 | 851 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 | Apr 2, 1998 | Mar 5, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1998 | Jun 20, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1992 | Jun 20, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-177-31897 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31897 → 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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