WELL · 42-275-31943 · DISTRICT 7
Orsborn Alma #2
Knox County · Katz (Strawn) field · Vertical
Orsborn Alma #2 (API 42-275-31943) is a plugged well in Knox County, plugged April 29, 2014, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 23, 1990, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Katz, Katz 5100.
Its 2 leases have reported 94.6K barrels of oil and 13.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2014. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Feb 2008 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Jan 23, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1990
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 2008
- completed
- 94.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 2014
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orsborn, Alma O-8-30433 | Katz (Strawn) | Apache Corporation | 2 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2009 – Aug 2014 |
| Orsborn, Alma O-8-25760 | Katz (5100) | Apache Corporation | 3 | 94.6K | 13.7K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2009 |
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.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Feb 1996 → Feb 1998
- 3Coda Energy, Inc.Mar 1998 → Aug 1998
- 4Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Feb 2002
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Feb 2006
- 6Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Feb 2007
- 7Apache CorporationMay 2007 → Feb 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368851-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Jan 19, 1990 | Jan 23, 1990 | — | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-25760 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-30433 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Katz | 4,861 | -3,424 |
| Katz 5100 | 5,099 | -3,662 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,861 | 4,866 | Perforated |
| 5,099 | 5,106 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,100 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 5,250 | 7.875 | 1,555 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 2, 2009 | May 2, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Aug 19, 2008 | May 2, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1990 | May 9, 1990 | — |
| 00 | May 10, 1990 | Apr 10, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 4, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1990 | Mar 30, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-275-31943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-275-31943 → 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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