WELL · 42-199-32193 · DISTRICT 3
Choate Fee #19
Hardin County · Batson New field · Vertical
Choate Fee #19 (API 42-199-32193) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged October 5, 1993, last operated by Tandem Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 18, 1984, permitted to 2,450 ft.
It was permitted by Porter, James W. and has since transferred to Tandem Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its 2 leases have reported 960K barrels of oil and 42.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 58 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Porter, James W.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 138 permits on file · (281) 351-5840
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tandem Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Tandem Energy Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Porter, James W.Oct 18, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 1985
- completed
- 960K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 1993
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 58 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choate Fee O-3-224 | Batson New | Tandem Energy Corporation | 57 | 960K | 41.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Choate Fee G-3-142570 | Batson New | Porter, James W. | 1 | 0 | 1.09K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 17,017 · prior 12 23,326(-27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Porter, James W.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Porter, James W. SpecialOct 1993 → Jan 2001
- 3Arrowhead Operating Inc.Feb 2001 → Apr 2005
- 4Tandem Energy CorporationMay 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254867-99 | Drill | Porter, James W. | Oct 17, 1984 | Oct 18, 1984 | Dec 1, 1984 | 2,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-142570 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-224 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE SAND | 1,530 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,890 | 1,900 | Perforated |
| 2,089 | 2,093 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 40 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 553 | 9.875 | 96 S |
| 4.5 | 2,359 | 6.75 | 219 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 | Nov 18, 1992 | Oct 7, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1985 | Mar 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-199-32193 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-32193 → 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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