WELL · 42-417-36096 · DISTRICT 7
Alexander 579 #2
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular (Gas) field · Vertical
Alexander 579 #2 (API 42-417-36096) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged October 22, 1997, last operated by Satterwhite Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 1984, permitted to 1,000 ft.
It was permitted by Midwood Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Satterwhite Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Top Flippen Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midwood Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 3, 1997
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Satterwhite Oil Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Midwood Petroleum Inc.Dec 19, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 22, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander "579" G-8-118268 | Shackelford County Regular (Gas) | Satterwhite Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261583-99 | Drill | Midwood Petroleum Inc. | Dec 7, 1984 | Dec 19, 1984 | — | 1,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-118268 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,428 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle CreekTOP SADDLE CREEK LIME | 746 | 682 |
| Top Flippen Sand | 784 | 644 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 784 | 789 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 960 | 6.75 | 160 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 18, 1985 | Sep 23, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-417-36096 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-36096 → 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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