WELL · 42-167-31241 · DISTRICT 3
Thos. Alexander Unit #1
Galveston County · Franks NW. (8900) field · Directional
Thos. Alexander Unit #1 (API 42-167-31241) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged March 4, 2016, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 7, 1993, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Daniels Corporation, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its lease has reported 209K barrels of oil and 114K mcf of gas since January 1994, last reporting in April 2016.
Operator of record
Permitted by Daniels Corporation, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Nov 2008 |
| Latest permit | Daniels Corporation, TheOct 7, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 7, 1993
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 2005
- completed
- 209K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 114K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Apr 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 4, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thos. Alexander Unit O-3-22287 | Franks, NW. (8900) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 209K | 114K | Jan 1994 – Apr 2016 |
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.
- 1Daniels Corporation, TheJan 1994 → May 1997
- 2Convest Energy CorporationJun 1997 → Oct 1997
- 3Forcenergy IncNov 1997 → Oct 1999
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 1999 → Nov 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416847-99 | Drill | Daniels Corporation, The | Oct 7, 1993 | Oct 7, 1993 | Nov 9, 1993 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22287 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 41 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 7,050 | -7,009 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 9,225 | -9,184 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,358 | 9,362 | Perforated |
| 9,376 | 9,383 | Perforated |
| 9,388 | 9,394 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,200 | 12.25 | 505 S |
| 5.5 | 9,575 | 8.75 | 540 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 | May 22, 2006 | Dec 22, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1994 | Jan 31, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-167-31241 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31241 → 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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