TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · ALEXANDER, CHARLES LEASE · API 42-479-36754 · DISTRICT 04
Alexander Charles #16
Webb County · Bashara-Hereford (7300) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Alexander Charles #16 (API 42-479-36754) is a well in Webb County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed December 23, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 15, 1997, permitted to 9,150 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Of Lwr. Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 11.5K barrels of oil and 59.3K mcf of gas since December 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 51
- Phone
- (832) 432-8540
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Columbus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Columbus Energy, LLCthrough Oct 2012 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Sep 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1997
- completed
- 11.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 59.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1997
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2012
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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, Charles G-4-166000 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 11.5K | 59.3K | Dec 1997 – Oct 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.
- 1Conoco Inc.Dec 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2Houston Exploration Company, TheFeb 2002 → Dec 2004
- 3Forest Oil CorporationFeb 2009 → Jun 2010
- 4Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2010 → Oct 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467552-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Sep 15, 1997 | Sep 15, 1997 | Nov 6, 1997 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1997 | Alexander Charles G-4-166000 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Columbus Energy LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2012 | 9,150 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 438 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base of Lwr. Wilcox | 8,000 | -7,562 |
| Wills Point | 8,029 | -7,591 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,018 | 8,029 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 855 | 12.25 | 355 S |
| 7 | 6,836 | 8.75 | 255 S |
| 2.875 | 9,130 | 6.25 | 290 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 3, 1998 | Jan 14, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-479-36754 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36754 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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