WELL · 42-473-00005 · DISTRICT 3
G. A. Chapman #1
Waller County · Howth (Wilcox Lower) field · Vertical
G. A. Chapman #1 (API 42-473-00005) is a plugged well in Waller County, plugged September 15, 2022, last operated by Shell Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 30, 2015, permitted to 20,800 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Caprock, Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 787-6834
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Oil Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyMar 30, 2015 |
- 20,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jul 25, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 25, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 15, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. A. Chapman O-3-26839 | Howth (Wilcox, Lower) | Shell Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2015 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805022-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Mar 26, 2015 | Mar 30, 2015 | Jul 8, 2015 | 20,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-26839 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,497 | 18.5 | 2,930 S |
| 9.625 | 13,300 | 12.25 | 450 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 19, 2015 | Aug 19, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-473-00005 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-473-00005 → 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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