WELL · 42-355-31212 · DISTRICT 4
Chapman #7
Nueces County · Chapman Ranch (5700) field · Vertical
Chapman #7 (API 42-355-31212) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged October 10, 2005, last operated by Graham Royalty Ltd..
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1977 and 2002, permitted to 6,350 ft.
It was permitted by Carter Exploration Company and has since transferred to Graham Royalty Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including 1-23, L-23, First Het, Top Het.
Its 2 leases have reported 57.4K barrels of oil and 7.51K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2007. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Carter Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Covington, LA · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 1996 · 227 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Graham Royalty Ltd. |
| Production reports | Carter Exploration Companythrough Oct 2006 |
| Latest permit | Carter Exploration CompanyApr 5, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,350
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1986
- completed
- 57.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.51K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 10, 2005
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 2 leases 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 O-4-13089 | Chapman Ranch (First Het) | Carter Exploration Company | 2 | 29.7K | 3.13K | Apr 2002 – Feb 2007 |
| Chapman O-4-11594 | Chapman Ranch (Fourth Het) | Carter Exploration Company | 2 | 27.7K | 4.37K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2006 |
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.
- 1Carter Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518828-99 | Recompletion | Carter Exploration Company | Apr 5, 2002 | Apr 5, 2002 | Apr 23, 2002 | 6,271 |
| 357241-99 | Recompletion | Graham Royalty, Ltd. | Mar 20, 1989 | Mar 28, 1989 | — | 6,271 |
| 300859-99 | Recompletion | Cox, Edwin L. | Apr 8, 1986 | Apr 9, 1986 | — | 6,271 |
| 13294-99 | Drill | Cox, Edwin L. | Nov 22, 1977 | Nov 22, 1977 | Dec 4, 1977 | 6,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11594 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13089 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 38 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 1-23 | 3,139 | -3,101 |
| L-23 | 3,139 | -3,101 |
| First Het | 5,553 | -5,515 |
| Top Het | 5,553 | -5,515 |
| GretaLOWER GRETA | 6,257 | -6,219 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,508 | 5,512 | Perforated |
| 5,552 | 5,556 | Perforated |
| 5,698 | 5,713 | Perforated |
| 5,962 | 5,966 | Perforated |
| — | 6,257 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,219 | 12.25 | 565 S |
| 4.5 | 6,271 | 7.875 | 370 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 | Jul 16, 2002 | May 7, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1989 | Mar 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1986 | Apr 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 23, 1978 | — |
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 42-355-31212 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-31212 → 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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