WELL · 42-479-39078 · DISTRICT 4
Alexander Charles #56
Webb County · Bashara-Hereford (7300) field · Producing · Vertical
Alexander Charles #56 (API 42-479-39078) is a well in Webb County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed July 14, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 11, 2005, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lobo Unconformity, Walker, Lobo 3.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 51 permits on file · (956) 722-5238
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, TheApr 11, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 414K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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-4-212876 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 414K | Jul 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,703 · prior 12 11,692(+9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheJul 2005 → Jun 2007
- 2Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Jun 2010
- 3Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560208-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Apr 8, 2005 | Apr 11, 2005 | Jun 25, 2005 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-212876 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 405 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 7,960 | -7,555 |
| Walker | 8,194 | -7,789 |
| Lobo 3 | 8,470 | -8,065 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,196 | 8,201 | Perforated |
| 8,204 | 8,208 | Perforated |
| 8,210 | 8,216 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 860 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 7 | 6,705 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 3.5 | 9,216 | 6.25 | 410 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 | Mar 13, 2006 | Sep 26, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 27, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-479-39078 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-39078 → 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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