WELL · 42-445-31214 · DISTRICT 8
Cooper #1
Terry County · Alexander (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Cooper #1 (API 42-445-31214) is a plugged well in Terry County, plugged August 13, 2012, last operated by Alexander Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 24, 1984, permitted to 12,600 ft.
It was permitted by Newport Petroleums, Inc. and has since transferred to Alexander Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 31.8K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2012.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newport Petroleums, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 8, 2012 · (817) 469-6789
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Alexander Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Alexander Resources, Inc.through Dec 2006 |
| Latest permit | Newport Petroleums, Inc.May 24, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 24, 1984
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 1984
- completed
- 31.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper O-11-64986 | Alexander (Wolfcamp) | Alexander Resources, Inc. | 1 | 31.8K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2012 |
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.
- 1Mineral Development, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1996
- 2Exco Resources, Inc.Sep 1996 → Apr 2003
- 3Alexander Resources, Inc.May 2003 → Dec 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241787-99 | Drill | Newport Petroleums, Inc. | May 24, 1984 | May 24, 1984 | Jun 8, 1984 | 12,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-64986 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,470 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 5,611 | -2,141 |
| SpraberrySPRAYBERRY | 7,197 | -3,727 |
| WolfcampUPPER WOLFCAMP POROSITY | 9,904 | -6,434 |
| Canyon | 11,070 | -7,600 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 11,640 | -8,170 |
| Fusselman | 12,485 | -9,015 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,910 | 9,916 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 540 | 17.5 | 495 sx |
| 8.625 | 4,988 | 12.25 | 300 sx |
| 5.5 | 10,078 | 7.875 | 500 sx |
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 | Sep 10, 1984 | Aug 28, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1984 | Aug 28, 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 42-445-31214 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-445-31214 → 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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