WELL · 42-355-33098 · DISTRICT 4
Chapman #434
Nueces County · Arnold-David North (Hight Sand) field · Vertical
Chapman #434 (API 42-355-33098) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged January 28, 2014, last operated by Geiser Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 1997, permitted to 6,650 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 277K barrels of oil and 198K mcf of gas since September 1997, last reporting in September 2019. The lease carries 2 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 Operating, Inc.through May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Geiser, D. AllenAug 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 1997
- completed
- 277K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 198K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Sep 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2014
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman O-4-12700 | Arnold-David, North (Hight Sand) | Geiser Operating, Inc. | 2 | 277K | 198K | Sep 1997 – 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. AllenSep 1997 → Oct 2005
- 2Geiser Operating, Inc.Nov 2005 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466060-99 | Drill | Geiser, D. Allen | Aug 11, 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | Aug 20, 1997 | 6,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12700 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 43 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Het | 5,294 | -5,251 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 5,780 | -5,737 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,463 | 6,468 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,146 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 6,562 | 7.875 | 270 S |
| 8.625 | — | 12.25 | 170 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 | Oct 14, 1997 | Sep 8, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-355-33098 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-33098 → 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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