WELL · 42-481-32966 · DISTRICT 3
Dorothy Choppe #2
Wharton County · EL Campo (6890) field · Vertical
Dorothy Choppe #2 (API 42-481-32966) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged October 24, 2013, last operated by Terra Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1986, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including 6200' Frio Sand, T/6200' Frio Sand, 6850' Frio Stringer, T/6850' Frio Stringer.
Its lease has reported 3.14K barrels of oil and 14.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2014.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 19, 1988
- Permits on file
- 575
- Phone
- (918) 492-2231
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Terra Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Magnum Producing & Operating Co.through Feb 1995 |
| Latest permit | Terra Resources, Inc.Sep 9, 1986 |
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
- Sep 9, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 2, 1986
- completed
- 3.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 2, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 24, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Choppe O-3-19418 | EL Campo (6060) | Magnum Producing, LP | 1 | 3.14K | 14.2K | Jan 1993 – May 2014 |
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.
- 1Magnum Producing & Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320210-99 | Recompletion | Terra Resources, Inc. | Sep 5, 1986 | Sep 9, 1986 | — | 7,370 |
| 301219-99 | Drill | Terra Resources, Inc. | Apr 18, 1986 | Apr 18, 1986 | Jan 23, 1986 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19418 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 86 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 6200' Frio Sand | 6,208 | -6,122 |
| T/6200' Frio Sand | 6,208 | -6,122 |
| 6850' Frio Stringer | 6,827 | -6,741 |
| T/6850' Frio Stringer | 6,827 | -6,741 |
| 7200' Frio Sand | 7,219 | -7,133 |
| T/7200' Frio | 7,219 | -7,133 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,062 | 6,067 | Perforated |
| 6,892 | 6,896 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 762 | 12.25 | 374 S |
| 5.5 | 7,370 | 7.875 | 805 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 | Nov 26, 1986 | Oct 31, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1986 | May 8, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-481-32966 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32966 → 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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