WELL · 42-161-30537 · DISTRICT 5
Alderman #1
Freestone County · Hollman (7777) field · Producing · Vertical
Alderman #1 (API 42-161-30537) is a well in Freestone County operated by Texana Operating Company, completed February 13, 1980 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 1979, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Paragon Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Texana Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Paragon Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 13
- Phone
- (281) 444-0037
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texana Operating Company |
| Production reports | Texana Operating Companythrough Nov 2025 |
| Latest permit | Paragon Resources, Inc.Aug 15, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 1979
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 735K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderman G-5-88234 | Hollman (7777) | Texana Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 735K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 141 · prior 12 288(-51%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cei Production CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1997
- 2Texana Operating CompanyJan 1998 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55704-99 | Drill | Paragon Resources, Inc. | Aug 15, 1979 | Aug 15, 1979 | Sep 28, 1979 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-88234 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,777 | 7,792 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 70 | 26 | 200 S |
| 9.625 | 4,503 | 12.25 | 2,935 S |
| 2.375 | 7,713 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,977 | 8.75 | 655 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 12, 1984 | May 29, 1980 | — |
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 42-161-30537 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30537 → 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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