WELL · 42-285-31796 · DISTRICT 2
Knape W. #1
Lavaca County · Lake Meinert (5700) field · Vertical
Knape W. #1 (API 42-285-31796) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged March 6, 1995, last operated by H Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 18, 1984, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cpc Exploration Inc. and has since transferred to H Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Top Y-3 Pay.
Its lease has reported 3.54K barrels of oil and 3.01K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by CPC Exploration Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Edna, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2005
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | H Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | H Oil Company, Inc.through Dec 1994 |
| Latest permit | CPC Exploration Inc.Jan 18, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 1984
- completed
- 3.54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.01K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 6, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knape, W. O-2-6653 | Lake Meinert (5700) | H Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 3.54K | 3.01K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Tend Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2H Oil Company, Inc.Oct 1994 → Dec 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226887-99 | Drill | CPC Exploration Inc. | Jan 17, 1984 | Jan 18, 1984 | Jan 31, 1984 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6653 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,694 | 5,696 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 621 | 12.25 | 311 S |
| 4.5 | 6,012 | 7.875 | 1,231 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 | May 8, 1984 | Mar 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1984 | Mar 15, 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 42-285-31796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31796 → 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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