WELL · 42-287-30767 · DISTRICT 3
Chapple #3
Lee County · Giddings (Wilcox 3200) field · Vertical
Chapple #3 (API 42-287-30767) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged October 1, 1986, last operated by Tdc Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 1996, permitted to 4,235 ft.
It was permitted by Heartland Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Tdc Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 4.64K barrels of oil and 9.05K mcf of gas since July 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Heartland Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 16, 1983 · 49 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TDC Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | P&B Petroleum LLCthrough Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | Heartland Resources, Inc.Jul 9, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,235
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 1981
- completed
- 4.64K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.05K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 19, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 1, 1986
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapple-Rosenbaum O-3-23050 | Giddings (Wilcox) | P&B Petroleum LLC | 2 | 4.64K | 9.05K | Jul 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Heartland Resources, Inc.Jul 1996 → Jan 2004
- 2Blackstone Petro Energy, LPMar 2005 → May 2017
- 3P&B Petroleum LLCAug 2017 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450150-98 | Reenter | Heartland Resources, Inc. | Jul 31, 1996 | Jul 9, 1996 | — | 3,300 |
| 450150-99 | Reenter | Heartland Resources, Inc. | Jul 9, 1996 | Jul 9, 1996 | — | 3,300 |
| 89757-99 | Drill | TDC Exploration Inc. | Aug 13, 1980 | Aug 13, 1980 | Aug 12, 1980 | 4,235 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23050 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,160 | 3,163 | Perforated |
| 3,160 | 3,164 | Perforated |
| 3,160 | 4,057 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 525 | 12.25 | — |
| 2.375 | 3,002 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 3,110 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,234 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Oct 3, 1996 | Jul 12, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 1, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 7, 1981 | — |
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 42-287-30767 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30767 → 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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