WELL · 42-175-00219 · DISTRICT 2
Altman Wm. #2
Goliad County · Boyce field · Vertical
Altman WM. #2 (API 42-175-00219) is a permitted well in Goliad County filed by Nelson, James L.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2014, permitted to 7,688 ft.
It was permitted by Nelson, James L. and has since transferred to Estate Of James L. Nelson on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Catahoula, Pettus.
Its 2 leases have reported 38.3K barrels of oil and 55K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nelson, James L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pettus, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (361) 649-9750
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Estate of James L. Nelson |
| Production reports | Estate of James L. Nelsonthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nelson, James L.Jun 25, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,688
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 25, 2014
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 38.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 55K
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altman, Wm. G-2-98996 | Boyce (Recklaw) | Estate of James L. Nelson | 1 | 0 | 16.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Wm. Altman O-2-10942 | Boyce (Luling 7600) | Estate of James L. Nelson | 1 | 38.3K | 38.8K | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,367 · prior 12 6,048(-28%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 602 · prior 12 649(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nelson, James L.Jun 2008 → Apr 2021
- 2Estate of James L. NelsonMay 2021 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 781087-99 | Recompletion | Nelson, James L. | Mar 3, 2014 | Jun 25, 2014 | Aug 1, 2014 | 7,688 |
| 147426-99 | Recompletion | Ragars Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 17, 1981 | Dec 17, 1981 | — | 7,688 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-98996 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-10942 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,391 | 7,399 | Perforated |
| 7,630 | 7,640 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,235 | 13 | 780 S |
| 10.75 | 1,235 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,262 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,688 | 8.625 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 7,688 | — | — |
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 | Mar 24, 2015 | Sep 15, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 20, 1982 | — |
| 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 42-175-00219 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-00219 → 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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