WELL · 42-253-31247 · DISTRICT 7
City of Abilene #1
Jones County · Jones County Regular field · Vertical
City Of Abilene #1 (API 42-253-31247) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged January 6, 1993, last operated by Alexander Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 14, 1979, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by Chalmers Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Alexander Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chalmers Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 1996 · 20 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Alexander Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Chalmers Operating Co., Inc.Aug 14, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 1979
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 6, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Abilene O-8-15461 | Jones County Regular | Alexander Energy Corporation | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55519-99 | Drill | Chalmers Operating Co., Inc. | Aug 14, 1979 | Aug 14, 1979 | Sep 18, 1979 | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-15461 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,105 | 2,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 313 | 10.75 | 150 S |
| 2.375 | 2,090 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,168 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Nov 12, 1979 | — |
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 42-253-31247 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-31247 → 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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