WELL · 42-401-31600 · DISTRICT 6
Alford #1
Rusk County · Minden W. (Travis Peak 7660) field · Vertical
Alford #1 (API 42-401-31600) is a well in Rusk County operated by M-Quad Oil Inc., completed April 20, 1983.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1982 and 1994, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.98K barrels of oil and 120K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Henderson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 2003 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M-Quad Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | Argent Petroleum CorporationFeb 1, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 1, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1983
- completed
- 4.98K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 120K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alford O-6-13728 | Roy Clark-Mel Tillis (Pettit, U) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 4.98K | 110K | Nov 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Alford G-6-106032 | Minden, W. (Travis Peak 7660) | M-Quad Oil, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 9.62K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 443(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 6(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Argent Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2M-Quad Oil, Inc.Nov 1997 → Jun 2000
- 3M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jun 2003 → May 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420435-98 | Recompletion | M-Quad Oil, Inc. | Nov 26, 1997 | Feb 1, 1994 | — | 7,777 |
| 420435-99 | Recompletion | Argent Petroleum Corporation | Jan 21, 1994 | Feb 1, 1994 | Jan 28, 1994 | 7,777 |
| 183936-99 | Drill | Argent Petroleum Corporation | Mar 18, 1986 | Dec 31, 1982 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-106032 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13728 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 462 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,310 | -2,848 |
| Paluxy | 4,530 | -4,068 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,200 | -5,738 |
| Rodessa | 6,430 | -5,968 |
| Pettit | 7,150 | -6,688 |
| Travis Peak | 7,500 | -7,038 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,221 | 7,225 | Perforated |
| 7,661 | 7,675 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,307 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 2.375 | 7,630 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,771 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Jan 16, 1998 | Nov 26, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1986 | Mar 14, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1986 | Feb 5, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 28, 1983 | — |
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 42-401-31600 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31600 → 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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