WELL · 42-297-35500 · DISTRICT 2
Chapa #3
Live Oak County · Houdman (Hockley) field · Producing · Vertical
Chapa #3 (API 42-297-35500) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Aurora Resources Corporation, completed January 28, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 10, 2013, permitted to 3,300 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Hockley, Pettus.
Its lease has reported 49.5K barrels of oil since January 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 223 permits on file · (361) 947-3730
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aurora Resources Corporation |
| Production reports | Aurora Resources Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Aurora Resources CorporationDec 10, 2013 |
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2014
- completed
- 49.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapa O-2-10825 | Houdman (Hockley) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 2 | 49.5K | 0 | Jan 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,190 · prior 12 2,080(+5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Aurora Resources CorporationFeb 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 774207-99 | Drill | Aurora Resources Corporation | Nov 20, 2013 | Dec 10, 2013 | Jan 6, 2014 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-10825 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 296 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 2,332 | -2,036 |
| Pettus | 3,128 | -2,832 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,332 | 2,335 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 425 | 12.25 | 245 S |
| 5.5 | 3,296 | 7.875 | 430 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 | Sep 4, 2014 | Feb 26, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-297-35500 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-35500 → 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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