WELL · 42-047-31505 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia A. et AL #1
Brooks County · Alta Mesa East field · Vertical
Garcia A. ET AL #1 (API 42-047-31505) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged September 9, 2021, last operated by Anderson Oil Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1987, permitted to 4,150 ft.
It was permitted by Cotton, W. L. and has since transferred to Anderson Oil Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula.
Its lease has reported 36K barrels of oil and 1.38K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cotton, W. L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 114 permits on file · (713) 881-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anderson Oil Ltd. |
| Production reports | Anderson Oil Ltd.through Nov 2018 |
| Latest permit | Cotton, W. L.Apr 22, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 1987
- completed
- 36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.38K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia, A. et AL O-4-11253 | Alta Mesa, East | Anderson Oil Ltd. | 1 | 36K | 1.38K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cotton, W. L.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Stephens-Cotton, Arminda P.Jan 1996 → Jun 1996
- 3Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals LtdJul 1996 → May 2000
- 4Anderson Oil Ltd.Jun 2000 → Nov 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329335-99 | Drill | Cotton, W. L. | Apr 22, 1987 | Apr 22, 1987 | — | 4,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11253 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 293 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,450 | -1,157 |
| Catahoula | 3,690 | -3,397 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,865 | 3,872 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 439 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 3,985 | 8.75 | 430 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 | Jul 23, 1987 | Jul 9, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-047-31505 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31505 → 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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