WELL · 42-427-32919 · DISTRICT 4
AL-SW Btlt #1
Starr County · Amore (Vicksburg 5500) field · Vertical
AL-SW Btlt #1 (API 42-427-32919) is a well in Starr County operated by Howard Exploration Inc., completed October 3, 1996.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1996 and 2013, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 113 permits on file · (281) 477-9200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howard Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Fordyce Oil & Gasthrough Apr 2014 |
| Latest permit | Howard Exploration, Inc.Jul 8, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 2013
- last permit issued
- Oct 3, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.34M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 3, 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL-SW Btlt #1 G-4-270495 | EL Ebanito (Margueles) | Scorpion Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 29.9K | Jul 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| AL-SW Btlt G-4-160388 | Amore (Vicksburg 5950) | Howard Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.31M | Oct 1996 – Jul 2013 |
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.
- 1Legacy Corporation, TheOct 1996 → Jun 2004
- 2Marwell Petroleum, Inc.Jul 2004 → Apr 2006
- 3Marwell Petroleum Ltd PartnrshipMay 2006 → Apr 2013
- 4Howard Exploration, Inc.May 2013 → Jan 2014
- 5Fordyce Oil & GasApr 2014 → Apr 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 765048-99 | Recompletion | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Jun 19, 2013 | Jul 8, 2013 | Jul 18, 2013 | 5,500 |
| 458737-99 | Field transfer | Legacy Corporation, The | Feb 18, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | Sep 13, 1996 | 6,500 |
| 452330-99 | Drill | Legacy Corporation, The | Sep 6, 1996 | Sep 6, 1996 | Sep 13, 1996 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-160388 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-270495 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,602 | 4,606 | Perforated |
| 5,587 | 5,596 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 914 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 2.875 | 6,000 | 7.875 | 618 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 31, 2013 | Aug 27, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Apr 18, 1997 | Feb 27, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1996 | Oct 18, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-427-32919 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32919 → 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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