WELL · 42-227-33576 · DISTRICT 8
Chalk Otis #40
Howard County · Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Chalk Otis #40 (API 42-227-33576) is a well in Howard County operated by Tradition Resources LLC, completed May 29, 1992.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1992, permitted to 3,205 ft.
It was permitted by Union Oil Company Of California and has since transferred to Tradition Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.22M barrels of oil and 269K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 70 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Oil Company of California; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 6, 2014 · 19 permits on file · (713) 206-4594
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tradition Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 8, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,205
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 8, 1992
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1992
- completed
- 1.22M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 269K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 70 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk, Otis O-10-41051 | Howard Glasscock (Consolidated) | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C. | 42 | 481K | 26.6K | Dec 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Chalk, Otis O-10-19011 | Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) | Tradition Resources LLC | 28 | 738K | 243K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2012 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 22,562 · prior 12 25,337(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → May 2000
- 2Pure Resources, L.P.Jun 2000 → Mar 2006
- 3Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.Apr 2006 → Dec 2010
- 4Tradition Resources LLCJan 2011 → Jan 2014
- 5Tradition Resources Oper, LLCFeb 2014 → Jun 2017
- 6Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.Jul 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394185-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Nov 19, 1991 | Jan 8, 1992 | May 20, 1992 | 3,205 |
| 257991-99 | Drill | Union Oil Company of California | Oct 18, 1984 | Nov 19, 1984 | Dec 23, 1984 | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-19011 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-41051 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,603 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 1,621 | 982 |
| San Andres | 1,925 | 678 |
| Glorieta | 2,772 | -169 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,031 | -428 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,290 | 2,358 | Perforated |
| 2,778 | 3,026 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 334 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 3,205 | 7.875 | 625 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 | Jan 13, 2012 | Jun 15, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 1992 | Jun 15, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1985 | Feb 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 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 42-227-33576 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33576 → 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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