TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · ALEXANDER, CHARLES LEASE · API 42-479-38525 · DISTRICT 04
Alexander Charles #53
Webb County · Hubberd (Lobo) field · Producing · Directional
Alexander Charles #53 (API 42-479-38525) is a well in Webb County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed November 4, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 26, 2003, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 4.05K barrels of oil and 991K mcf of gas since November 2003, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Exploration Company, TheSep 26, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2003
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 2003
- completed
- 4.05K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 991K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2003 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- 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-4-200081 | Hubberd (Lobo) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 4.05K | 991K | Nov 2003 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,267 · prior 12 15,892(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheNov 2003 → Jun 2007
- 2Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Jun 2010
- 3Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536843-98 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Feb 2, 2004 | Sep 26, 2003 | Oct 8, 2003 | 9,500 |
| 536843-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Sep 26, 2003 | Sep 26, 2003 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2003 | Alexander Charles G-4-200081 | Hubberd (Lobo) | Columbus Energy LLC | Producing | 8,900 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,098 | 8,358 | Perforated |
| 8,575 | 8,654 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 50 | 17.75 | 85 S |
| 9.625 | 842 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 6,916 | 8.75 | 600 S |
| 3.5 | 8,866 | 6.25 | 350 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 | Apr 7, 2004 | Jan 29, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 31, 2007. Density, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityHIGH DEFINITION INDUCTION COMP.ENSATED DENSILOG COMPENSATED NEUTRON LOG GAMMA RAY LOG | TIFF | 6,906 to 8,898 | Jan 31, 2007run Oct 24, 2003 | — |
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 42-479-38525 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-38525 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/47938525, documented in the API reference.