WELL · 42-495-02638 · DISTRICT 8
Brown-Altman -D- #6
Winkler County · Emperor Deep field · Vertical
Brown-Altman -D- #6 (API 42-495-02638) is a permitted well in Winkler County filed by American Exploration Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 7, 1991, permitted to 2,750 ft.
It was permitted by American Exploration Company and has since transferred to Ldf Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (432) 664-6412
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | LDF Energy LLC |
| Production reports | LDF Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyFeb 7, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 7, 1991
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 600K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Altman "D" G-10-137196 | Emperor (Yates) | LDF Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 600K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Brown-Altman -D- O-10-1329 | Emperor, Deep | LDF Energy, LLC | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 19,552 · prior 12 16,684(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Bristol Resources CorporationApr 1997 → Sep 2000
- 3Chaparral (USA) Energy, Inc.Oct 2000 → Sep 2002
- 4Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Oct 2002 → Jul 2014
- 5Ramtex Energy LLCAug 2014 → Jul 2018
- 6Dewey PetroleumAug 2018 → Jun 2020
- 7LDF Energy, LLCJan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383077-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Jan 7, 1991 | Feb 7, 1991 | Nov 27, 1990 | 2,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-137196 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-1329 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,441 | 2,550 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 300 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,905 | — | — |
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 | Apr 17, 1991 | Feb 25, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-495-02638 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-02638 → 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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