WELL · 42-197-31272 · DISTRICT 9
Carpenter a Unit #1
Hardeman County · Springbok (Chappel) field · Vertical
Carpenter A Unit #1 (API 42-197-31272) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged July 26, 2007, last operated by Trio Consulting & Management LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 4, 1994, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Trio Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Trio Consulting & Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Mississippian, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 42.7K barrels of oil and 8 mcf of gas since February 1994, last reporting in December 2007.
Operator of record
Trio Consulting & Management LLC
Permitted by Trio Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 23, 2025
- Permits on file
- 351
- Phone
- (940) 767-2847
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trio Consulting & Management LLC |
| Production reports | Trio Consulting & Management,llcthrough Aug 2006 |
| Latest permit | Trio Operating Company, Inc.Jan 4, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 1994
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1994
- completed
- 42.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1994 THROUGH Dec 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 26, 2007
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter "a" Unit O-13-28736 | Springbok (Chappel) | Trio Consulting & Management,llc | 1 | 42.7K | 8 | Feb 1994 – Dec 2007 |
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.
- 1Trio Operating Company, Inc.Feb 1994 → Dec 2001
- 2Trio Consulting & Management,llcJan 2002 → Aug 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419730-99 | Drill | Trio Operating Company, Inc. | Dec 29, 1993 | Jan 4, 1994 | Jan 15, 1994 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28736 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,492 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 5,362 | -3,870 |
| MississippianMISS. LIME | 7,750 | -6,258 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,966 | -6,474 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,188 | 8,252 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 548 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 8,188 | 7.875 | 400 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 15, 1994 | Mar 1, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-197-31272 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31272 → 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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