WELL · 42-355-06426 · DISTRICT 4
Chapman J. O. #31
Nueces County · Chapman Ranch (C- 3) field · Vertical
Chapman J. O. #31 (API 42-355-06426) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged October 11, 2002, last operated by Decker Operating CO. L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1987, permitted to 13,193 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Producing Inc. and has since transferred to Decker Operating CO. L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 19K barrels of oil and 31K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Producing Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 137
- Phone
- (713) 880-4343
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Decker Operating Co., L.L.C.through Oct 2006 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Producing Inc.Aug 6, 1987 |
- 13,193
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 1987
- last permit issued
- Oct 3, 1987
- completed
- 19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 3, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 11, 2002
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman, J. O. O-4-447 | Chapman Ranch (C- 3) | Decker Operating Co., L.L.C. | 5 | 19K | 31K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Royal Production Company, Inc.Aug 1994 → Nov 1995
- 3Shell Western E&P Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 1997
- 4Shana Petroleum CompanySep 1999 → Apr 2002
- 5Neg Operating LLCMay 2002 → May 2004
- 6Decker Operating Co., L.L.C.Jun 2004 → Oct 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333822-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Producing Inc. | Jul 31, 1987 | Aug 6, 1987 | — | 13,192 |
| 9931-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Apr 7, 1978 | Apr 7, 1978 | — | 13,193 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1987 | Chapman J. O. O-4-447 | Chapman Ranch (C- 3) | Decker Operating Co. L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
| — | Chapman J. O. O-4-7339 | Chapman Ranch (6770) | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,760 | 3,770 | Perforated |
| — | 4,194 | Perforated |
| — | 6,786 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,526 | 17.5 | 1,100 S |
| 9.625 | 10,058 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 13,182 | 8.5 | 580 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 | Nov 12, 1987 | Oct 13, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 27, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-355-06426 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-06426 → 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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