WELL · 42-461-33969 · DISTRICT 7
Alford D. L. #1A
Upton County · Benedum (Ellenburger) field · Producing · Vertical
Alford D. L. #1A (API 42-461-33969) is a well in Upton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed October 11, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 4, 1999, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Wolfcamp, Woodford, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 197K barrels of oil and 1.37M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Permian; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianFeb 4, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1999
- last permit issued
- Oct 11, 2005
- completed
- 197K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.37M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 11, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alford, D. L. O-9-7662 | Benedum (Ellenburger) | Apache Corporation | 2 | 197K | 1.37M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,854 · prior 12 29,431(-70%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,201 · prior 12 3,444(-65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Arco PermianJun 1994 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 4Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482406-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | Feb 2, 1999 | Feb 4, 1999 | Mar 23, 1999 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7662 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,662 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,639 | -977 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,917 | -5,255 |
| Woodford | 9,925 | -7,263 |
| Devonian | 10,026 | -7,364 |
| Fusselman | 10,686 | -8,024 |
| Ellenburger | 11,000 | -8,338 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,003 | 11,092 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 532 | 17.5 | 490 S |
| 8.625 | 4,430 | 11 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 12,414 | 7.875 | 1,185 S |
| 5.5 | 12,417 | 7.875 | 1,185 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 | Feb 14, 2006 | Nov 18, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1999 | Jun 17, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-461-33969 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33969 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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