WELL · 42-227-34648 · DISTRICT 8
Cox Alexander #1
Howard County · Vertical
Cox Alexander #1 (API 42-227-34648) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged October 15, 1991, last operated by Midland Oil And Gas, Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 2007, permitted to 10,600 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 117K barrels of oil and 332K mcf of gas since February 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 229 permits on file · (432) 661-1580
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Mar 2018 |
| Latest permit | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.Dec 6, 2007 |
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 117K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 332K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 15, 1991
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Alexander O-10-39221 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 3 | 117K | 332K | Feb 2008 – 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.
- 1Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.Mar 2008 → Jul 2015
- 2Qstar Operating LLCAug 2015 → Dec 2016
- 3SM Energy CompanyJan 2017 → Nov 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650308-99 | Reenter | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | Nov 28, 2007 | Dec 6, 2007 | Jan 2, 2008 | 9,000 |
| 390281-97 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Aug 9, 1991 | Jul 29, 1991 | Aug 27, 1991 | 10,600 |
| 390281-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Jul 26, 1991 | Jul 29, 1991 | — | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39221 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,551 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,205 | 1,346 |
| San Andres | 2,890 | -339 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,389 | -1,838 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,245 | -3,694 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 6,825 | -4,274 |
| Dean | 7,880 | -5,329 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,489 | 7,541 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 245 | 17.5 | 275 S |
| 8.625 | 5,180 | 11 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 8,848 | 7.875 | 790 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 935 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 9, 2019 | Feb 12, 2019 | — |
| 00 | May 5, 2009 | Mar 20, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-227-34648 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34648 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/22734648, documented in the API reference.