WELL · 42-355-30442 · DISTRICT 4
Chapman J. O. #63 W
Nueces County · Chapman Ranch (5600) field · Vertical
Chapman J. O. #63 W (API 42-355-30442) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged November 18, 1996, last operated by Neg Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 1981, permitted to 7,684 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Neg Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 15.4K barrels of oil and 22.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2004. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Sep 11, 2015 · 238 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Neg Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Shana Petroleum Companythrough Feb 2001 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Apr 27, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,684
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1981
- last permit issued
- Oct 28, 1985
- completed
- 15.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 18, 1996
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman, J. O. O-4-8148 | Chapman Ranch (5600) | Neg Operating LLC | 4 | 15.4K | 22.6K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2004 |
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 → Mar 1996
- 3Shell Western E&P Inc.Oct 1996 → Jan 1998
- 4Shana Petroleum CompanyApr 2000 → Feb 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116130-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Apr 27, 1981 | Apr 27, 1981 | — | 7,684 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-8148 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,554 | 5,565 | Perforated |
| 5,554 | 5,579 | Perforated |
| 5,570 | 5,579 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,550 | 17.5 | 940 S |
| 13.375 | 1,551 | 17.5 | 940 S |
| 2.375 | 5,442 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,656 | 9.875 | 1,000 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 | Dec 2, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 17, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 13, 1977 | — |
| 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 42-355-30442 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-30442 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 109K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 1997
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000040486 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Dec 17, 1996 | 0 | 1,500 | 0–0 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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