WELL · 42-135-02438 · DISTRICT 8
Alma #5
Ector County · Vertical
Alma #5 (API 42-135-02438) is a disposal or injection well in Ector County operated by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1978 and 2006, permitted to 9,820 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its 5 leases have reported 255K barrels of oil and 603K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 737K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.
Operator of record
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 13,061 permits on file · (405) 935-7500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Highmark Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 9, 2006 |
- 9,820
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jun 9, 2006
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 255K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 603K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma O-10-16751 | TXL (Devonian) | Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | 3 | 47K | 215K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Alma O-10-16869 | TXL, North (Waddell) | Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | 5 | 27.9K | 30.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Alma O-10-18022 | TXL (Tubb) | Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | 6 | 151K | 303K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Alma O-10-49604 | Goldsmith, W. (San Andres) | Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2018 – Jul 2026 |
| Alma O-10-29189 | TXL (San Andres) | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | 2 | 28.7K | 55.7K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2018 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 582 · prior 12 574(+1%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,741(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Merit Energy CompanyOct 1995 → Apr 2000
- 3Permian Resources, Inc.May 2000 → Apr 2004
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 2004 → Mar 2010
- 5Three Rivers Operating Co LLCApr 2010 → Jul 2012
- 6COG Operating LLCAug 2012 → Dec 2012
- 7Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2013 → Feb 2023
- 8Highmark Energy Operating, LLCApr 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 620737-99 | Recompletion | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 9, 2006 | Jun 9, 2006 | Jul 24, 2006 | 9,000 |
| 521439-99 | Recompletion | Permian Resources, Inc. | Jun 27, 2002 | Jun 28, 2002 | Apr 15, 2002 | 7,200 |
| 433178-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Feb 22, 1995 | Feb 27, 1995 | Mar 14, 1995 | 8,850 |
| 327065-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Feb 25, 1987 | Feb 27, 1987 | — | 9,820 |
| 19477-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Mar 6, 1978 | Mar 6, 1978 | — | 9,380 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-16751 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-16869 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-18022 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-29189 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-49604 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,324 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,770 | 554 |
| Grayburg | 3,750 | -426 |
| Glorieta | 5,260 | -1,936 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,670 | -2,346 |
| Tubb | 6,140 | -2,816 |
| Devonian | 7,800 | -4,476 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 7,880 | -4,556 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,244 | 4,282 | Perforated |
| 4,268 | 4,282 | Perforated |
| 6,066 | 6,369 | Perforated |
| 7,744 | 7,762 | Perforated |
| 7,806 | 7,858 | Perforated |
| — | 9,290 | Perforated |
| — | 9,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 256 | 17.25 | 250 S |
| 13.375 | 256 | 17.5 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 4,224 | 11 | 2,500 S |
| 5.5 | 9,819 | 7.875 | 125 S |
| 5.5 | 9,820 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Apr 11, 2023 | Dec 8, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 2018 | Sep 14, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2007 | Sep 14, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 2002 | Jul 2, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2002 | May 3, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 1995 | May 3, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 22, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-135-02438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-02438 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 737K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 11.6M
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000096584 | H-1 Injection | Active | 7,000 | 2,122 | 4,244–4,414 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 737,231 · prior 12 1,001,480(-26%)
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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