TEXAS · WELLS · KARNES COUNTY · COPELAND KARNES LEASE · API 42-255-31309 · DISTRICT 01
Copeland Karnes #1 H
Karnes County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Horizontal
Copeland Karnes #1 H (API 42-255-31309) is a horizontal well in Karnes County operated by FW Eagle Ford I LLC, completed March 30, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 1992, permitted to 11,342 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to FW Eagle Ford I LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Edwards.
Its lease has reported 132K barrels of oil and 101K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (713) 722-6500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | FW Eagle Ford I LLC |
| Production reports | FW Eagle Ford I, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Feb 10, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,342
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 30, 1992
- completed
- 132K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 30, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland Karnes O-1-13598 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | FW Eagle Ford I, LLC | 1 | 132K | 101K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,953 · prior 12 6,846(-57%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2000
- 2Wilson, Billy R.Jun 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3Lucas Energy, Inc.Aug 2006 → Nov 2016
- 4Cei Operating LLCApr 2017 → Apr 2017
- 5Lonestar Operating, LLCApr 2018 → Nov 2022
- 6Rocc Operating, LLCDec 2022 → Dec 2023
- 7Baytex Energy USA, Inc.Jan 2024 → Dec 2025
- 8FW Eagle Ford I, LLCJan 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396560-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Feb 10, 1992 | Feb 10, 1992 | Feb 20, 1992 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1992 | Copeland Karnes O-1-13598 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | FW Eagle Ford I LLC | Producing | 11,342 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 361 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,570 | -8,209 |
| AnacachoANACACHO (MD) | 8,570 | -8,209 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,004 | -8,643 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK (MD) | 9,004 | -8,643 |
| Edwards | 10,630 | -10,269 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,775 | 11,342 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,007 | 14.75 | 640 S |
| 7.625 | 8,775 | 9.875 | 1,040 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 | Apr 25, 2014 | Apr 24, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Sep 25, 1992 | May 19, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-255-31309 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31309 → 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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