TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · API 42-227-04225 · DISTRICT 7B
Chalk Otis #3
Howard County · Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Chalk Otis #3 (API 42-227-04225) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged August 29, 2005, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 22, 1999, permitted to 3,900 ft.
It was permitted by Westport Oil And Gas Company Inc and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Yates, Seven River, Queen, Grayburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 805K barrels of oil and 263K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2015. The leases carry 21 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Westport Oil and Gas Company Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Nov 2011 |
| Latest permit | Westport Oil and Gas Company IncSep 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 1999
- completed
- 805K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 263K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 29, 2005
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 21 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk, Otis O-10-18996 | Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) | Apache Corporation | 20 | 798K | 261K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2015 |
| Chalk, Otis O-10-22361 | Howard Glasscock (Clear Fork,mi) | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | 1 | 7.22K | 1.78K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2005 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Westport Oil and Gas Company IncJul 1995 → Feb 2002
- 3Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Mar 2007
- 5Apache CorporationApr 2007 → Nov 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486905-99 | Recompletion | Westport Oil and Gas Company Inc | Aug 24, 1999 | Sep 22, 1999 | Oct 4, 1999 | 3,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 1999 | Chalk Otis O-10-18996 | Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Feb 22, 1972 | Chalk Otis O-10-22361 | Howard Glasscock (Clear Fork MI) | Westport Oil and Gas Company LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,652 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,342 | 1,310 |
| Seven River | 1,447 | 1,205 |
| Queen | 1,639 | 1,013 |
| Grayburg | 1,940 | 712 |
| San Andres | 2,177 | 475 |
| Glorieta | 2,746 | -94 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,068 | -416 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,852 | 3,172 | Perforated |
| — | 3,812 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 125 | — | — |
| 7 | 1,606 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,885 | 6.25 | 300 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 | Aug 8, 2001 | Nov 19, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 14, 1972 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-227-04225 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-04225 → 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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