WELL · 42-283-31468 · DISTRICT 1
Copps et al A #1
LA Salle County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Copps ET AL A #1 (API 42-283-31468) is a plugged horizontal well in La Salle County, plugged January 17, 2018, last operated by Chesapeake Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 18, 1991, permitted to 7,973 ft.
It was permitted by Kinlaw Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Miguel, Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 26.2K barrels of oil and 59 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kinlaw Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1,645 permits on file · (405) 935-7500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Mis Kris Oil & Gas, Inc.through Jun 2001 |
| Latest permit | Kinlaw Oil CorporationOct 18, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,973
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1992
- completed
- 26.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 59
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 17, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copps et Al"a" O-1-13500 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 26.2K | 59 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2018 |
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.
- 1Kinlaw Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Mis Kris Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 1994 → Jun 2001
- 3Basa Resources, Inc.Apr 1997 → Feb 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393005-98 | Drill | Kinlaw Oil Corporation | May 29, 1992 | Oct 18, 1991 | — | 7,973 |
| 393005-99 | Drill | Kinlaw Oil Corporation | Oct 18, 1991 | Oct 18, 1991 | Oct 10, 1991 | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13500 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 5,899 | -5,389 |
| Anacacho | 6,516 | -6,006 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,913 | -6,403 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,930 | 7,973 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 790 | 14.75 | 417 S |
| 7 | 6,616 | 9.875 | 235 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 29, 1992 | Feb 21, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 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 42-283-31468 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31468 → 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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