WELL · 42-355-30728 · DISTRICT 4
Chapman Ranch #6
Nueces County · Chapman Ranch (2450) field · Vertical
Chapman Ranch #6 (API 42-355-30728) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged July 17, 1997, last operated by Carter Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 1987, permitted to 4,850 ft.
It was permitted by Cox Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Carter Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including L-21, L-24, L-30, L-43.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cox Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 2015 · 215 permits on file · (361) 293-6459
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Carter Exploration Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Cox Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 3, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,850
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 3, 1987
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 17, 1997
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 G-4-123537 | Chapman Ranch (2450) | Carter Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327106-99 | Recompletion | Cox Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 26, 1987 | Mar 3, 1987 | — | 4,850 |
| 275455-99 | Recompletion | Cox, Edwin L. | May 15, 1985 | May 16, 1985 | — | 4,850 |
| 242804-99 | Recompletion | Cox, Edwin L. | Jun 21, 1984 | Jun 22, 1984 | — | 4,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-123537 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 36 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L-21 | 3,001 | -2,965 |
| L-24 | 3,263 | -3,227 |
| L-30 | 3,351 | -3,315 |
| L-30 | 3,360 | -3,324 |
| L-43 | 3,625 | -3,589 |
| L-43 | 3,634 | -3,598 |
| C-9 | 4,209 | -4,173 |
| C-16 | 4,395 | -4,359 |
| C-19 | 4,425 | -4,389 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,459 | 2,464 | Perforated |
| 3,016 | 3,026 | Perforated |
| 4,220 | 4,226 | Perforated |
| — | 4,425 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,248 | 12.25 | 690 sx |
| 4.5 | 4,826 | 7.875 | 575 sx |
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 | Mar 25, 1987 | Mar 2, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1985 | May 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 17, 1984 | Jun 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1984 | Jun 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 13, 1976 | — |
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 42-355-30728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-30728 → 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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