TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · ALAMO LEASE · API 42-227-37081 · DISTRICT 7B
Alamo #2
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Alamo #2 (API 42-227-37081) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged December 19, 2023, last operated by Birch Operations Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to Birch Operations Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 32.3K barrels of oil and 185K mcf of gas since October 2012, last reporting in February 2025. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 619
- Phone
- (832) 701-1776
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Birch Operations Inc. |
| Production reports | Birch Operations, Inc.through Oct 2019 |
| Latest permit | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCJul 13, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2012
- last permit issued
- Oct 30, 2012
- completed
- 32.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 185K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2012 THROUGH Feb 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 30, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 2023
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo O-10-43168 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 2 | 32.3K | 185K | Oct 2012 – Feb 2025 |
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.
- 1Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCOct 2012 → Nov 2012
- 2Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llcDec 2012 → Sep 2014
- 3Breitburn Operating L.P.Oct 2014 → Mar 2018
- 4Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Jul 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 744013-99 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Jul 3, 2012 | Jul 13, 2012 | Aug 7, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2012 | Alamo O-10-43168 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,528 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,839 | -4,311 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,653 | 10,198 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 341 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 3,987 | 11 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 10,304 | 7.875 | 838 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 | Oct 3, 2013 | Nov 29, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-227-37081 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37081 → 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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