WELL · 42-355-33484 · DISTRICT 4
Chapman #8
Nueces County · Chapman Ranch (F-57) field · Vertical
Chapman #8 (API 42-355-33484) is a well in Nueces County operated by Carter Exploration Company, completed November 6, 2004.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2002 and 2005, permitted to 7,100 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including L-23, Top Het, Greta.
Its 4 leases have reported 240K barrels of oil and 30.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 | Sun Exploration, Inc.through Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Carter Exploration CompanyJun 29, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 2005
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 2004
- completed
- 240K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 6, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman O-4-13410 | Chapman Ranch (Upper Frio Cons.) | Sun Exploration, Inc. | 6 | 177K | 22.3K | Nov 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Chapman O-4-13089 | Chapman Ranch (First Het) | Carter Exploration Company | 2 | 29.7K | 3.13K | Apr 2002 – Feb 2007 |
| Chapman O-4-13262 | Chapman Ranch (F-57) | Carter Exploration Company | 1 | 4.94K | 610 | Nov 2004 – Jan 2007 |
| Chapman O-4-11594 | Chapman Ranch (Fourth Het) | Carter Exploration Company | 2 | 27.7K | 4.37K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10 · prior 12 83(-88%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Carter Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → May 2014
- 2Magnum Producing, LPJun 2014 → May 2019
- 3Sun Exploration, Inc.Jan 2020 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602739-99 | Recompletion | Carter Exploration Company | Jun 29, 2005 | Jun 29, 2005 | Jul 9, 2005 | 7,100 |
| 553195-99 | Recompletion | Carter Exploration Company | Nov 4, 2004 | Nov 4, 2004 | — | 7,100 |
| 523261-99 | Drill | Carter Exploration Company | Aug 30, 2002 | Aug 30, 2002 | Aug 31, 2002 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11594 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13089 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13262 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13410 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 37 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L-23 | 3,140 | -3,103 |
| Top Het | 5,546 | -5,509 |
| GretaLOWER GRETA | 6,272 | -6,235 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,548 | 5,550 | Perforated |
| 5,583 | 5,585 | Perforated |
| 5,604 | 5,606 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,030 | 13.5 | 405 S |
| 5.5 | 7,043 | 8.5 | 910 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 | Jan 18, 2007 | Jul 29, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 28, 2005 | Jul 29, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 26, 2005 | Nov 15, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 30, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 29, 2003 | Mar 13, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-355-33484 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-33484 → 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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