TEXAS · WELLS · NUECES COUNTY · CHAPMAN RANCH -B- LEASE · API 42-355-30493 · DISTRICT 04
Chapman Ranch -B- #4
Nueces County · Mobil-David (Howell Hight) field · Vertical
Chapman Ranch -B- #4 (API 42-355-30493) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged February 4, 2013, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1986, permitted to 12,075 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Mar 28, 1986 |
- 12,075
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1974
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1974
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 4, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Ranch -B- G-4-59560 | Mobil-David (Howell Hight) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2013 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300392-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Mar 28, 1986 | Mar 28, 1986 | — | 9,945 |
| 11071-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Oil Corporation | Oct 31, 1977 | Oct 31, 1977 | — | 12,075 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1974 | Chapman Ranch -B- G-4-59560 | Mobil-David (Howell Hight) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,177 | 12,258 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 50 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,220 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 10,093 | — | — |
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 | Jun 2, 1986 | May 15, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 23, 1974 | — |
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 42-355-30493 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-30493 → 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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