WELL · 42-253-33047 · DISTRICT 7
Carter Alec #1
Jones County · Purple (Noodle Creek Lime) field · Producing · Vertical
Carter Alec #1 (API 42-253-33047) is a well in Jones County operated by Melcar Production, completed October 25, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 30, 1984, permitted to 3,100 ft.
It was permitted by Woodbine Exploration and has since transferred to Melcar Production on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Noodle Creek Lm.
Its lease has reported 75.6K barrels of oil and 80 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Woodbine Exploration; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tuscola, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (325) 725-1314
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Melcar Production |
| Production reports | Melcar Productionthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Woodbine ExplorationAug 30, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 1984
- completed
- 75.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 80
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Alec O-8-21804 | Purple (Noodle Creek Lime) | Melcar Production | 1 | 75.6K | 80 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 310 · prior 12 878(-65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Melcar ProductionJan 1993 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250055-99 | Drill | Woodbine Exploration | Aug 21, 1984 | Aug 30, 1984 | — | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-21804 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,783 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Noodle Creek LM | 2,398 | -615 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,398 | 2,402 | Perforated |
| 2,404 | 2,406 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 179 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 4.5 | 2,440 | 7.875 | 185 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 | Dec 10, 1984 | Nov 2, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 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 42-253-33047 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33047 → 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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