WELL · 42-201-31809 · DISTRICT 3
Arnold Charles #1
Harris County · Ulrich (Yegua 2A) field · Vertical
Arnold Charles #1 (API 42-201-31809) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged October 23, 1998, last operated by Palace Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 1996, permitted to 13,200 ft.
It was permitted by French Production Incorporated and has since transferred to Palace Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Heterostegina, Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by French Production Incorporated; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2005 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palace Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Palace Exploration Companythrough May 1998 |
| Latest permit | French Production IncorporatedJan 22, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 1998
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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold, Charles G-3-158189 | Ulrich (Yegua 1D) | Palace Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 871K | Mar 1996 – Dec 1998 |
| Arnold, Charles G-3-149885 | Ulrich (Yegua 2A) | Palace Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 274K | Apr 1994 – Mar 1996 |
| Arnold, Charles G-3-114654 | Ulrich (Cochran Sand) | French Production Incorporated | 1 | 0 | 1.06M | Jan 1993 – Jul 1994 |
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.
- 1French Production IncorporatedJan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Palace Exploration CompanyDec 1995 → May 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442234-99 | Recompletion | French Production Incorporated | Nov 27, 1995 | Jan 22, 1996 | Mar 26, 1996 | 11,948 |
| 423216-99 | Recompletion | French Production Incorporated | Apr 22, 1994 | May 13, 1994 | Apr 4, 1994 | 13,200 |
| 250275-99 | Drill | HNG Fossil Fuels Company | Aug 22, 1984 | Aug 29, 1984 | Sep 22, 1984 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-114654 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-149885 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-158189 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 40 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,508 | 10,520 | Perforated |
| 10,812 | 10,816 | Perforated |
| 10,828 | 10,832 | Perforated |
| 11,380 | 11,403 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,005 | 14.75 | 1,920 S |
| 7.625 | 8,880 | 9.875 | 700 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 17, 1996 | Apr 18, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1994 | May 19, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1985 | Jan 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1985 | Dec 1, 1984 | — |
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 42-201-31809 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-31809 → 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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