WELL · 42-355-33018 · DISTRICT 4
Chapman #431
Nueces County · Arnold-David North (Lindsey) field · Vertical
Chapman #431 (API 42-355-33018) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged January 24, 2002, last operated by Geiser Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 11, 1995, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Geiser, D. Allen and has since transferred to Geiser Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Het, Frio.
Its lease has reported 136K barrels of oil and 265K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting in September 2019. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Geiser, D. Allen; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Portland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 2, 2019 · 33 permits on file · (361) 813-3989
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geiser Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Geiser, D. Allenthrough Jul 2003 |
| Latest permit | Geiser, D. AllenOct 11, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 1995
- completed
- 136K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 265K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Sep 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 24, 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman O-4-12508 | Arnold-David, North (Lindsey) | Geiser Operating, Inc. | 3 | 136K | 265K | Nov 1995 – Sep 2019 |
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.
- 1Geiser, D. AllenNov 1995 → Jul 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440724-98 | Drill | Geiser, D. Allen | Nov 6, 1995 | Oct 11, 1995 | Oct 16, 1995 | 7,500 |
| 440724-99 | Drill | Geiser, D. Allen | Oct 10, 1995 | Oct 11, 1995 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12508 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 43 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Het | 5,295 | -5,252 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 5,770 | -5,727 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,092 | 7,096 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 944 | 7.875 | 415 S |
| 8.625 | 1,132 | 12.25 | 553 S |
| — | 6,555 | — | — |
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 | Jan 8, 1996 | Nov 29, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-355-33018 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-33018 → 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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