WELL · 42-199-31949 · DISTRICT 3
Choate #12
Hardin County · Batson New field · Vertical
Choate #12 (API 42-199-31949) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged March 17, 2014, last operated by Arrowhead Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 12, 1983, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by Crebbs, Chester M. and has since transferred to Arrowhead Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 20.9K barrels of oil and 981 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crebbs, Chester M.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Argyle, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 57 permits on file · (432) 553-0044
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arrowhead Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Arrowhead Operating Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Crebbs, Chester M.Aug 12, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1984
- completed
- 20.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 981
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 17, 2014
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choate O-3-17064 | Batson New | Arrowhead Operating Inc. | 4 | 20.9K | 981 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 30 · prior 12 116(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crebbs Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 2024
- 2Arrowhead Operating Inc.Jul 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205237-99 | Drill | Crebbs, Chester M. | Aug 4, 1983 | Aug 12, 1983 | Sep 6, 1983 | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17064 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,823 | 2,830 | Perforated |
| 3,006 | 3,013 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 656 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 2 | 2,934 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,278 | 7.875 | 775 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 | Jul 20, 1984 | Jul 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 21, 1983 | — |
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 42-199-31949 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-31949 → 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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