WELL · 42-495-30898 · DISTRICT 8
Brown-Altman -C- #9
Winkler County · Emperor Deep field · NO Production · Vertical
Brown-Altman -C- #9 (API 42-495-30898) is a well in Winkler County operated by Ldf Energy LLC, completed May 9, 1978 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 22, 1977, permitted to 3,250 ft.
It was permitted by Petroleum Corporation Of Texas and has since transferred to Ldf Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 43.4K barrels of oil and 37.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petroleum Corporation of Texas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 11, 2026
- Phone
- (432) 664-6412
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | LDF Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum Corporation of TexasNov 22, 1977 |
- 3,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 1977
- last permit issued
- May 9, 1978
- completed
- 43.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 9, 1978
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2026
- 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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-Altman -C- O-10-1332 | Emperor, Deep | LDF Energy, LLC | 8 | 43.4K | 37.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 186 · prior 12 129(+44%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 828 · prior 12 765(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Smith & Marrs Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2002
- 2BC Operating, Inc.Sep 2002 → Oct 2004
- 3Celero Energy, L.P.Nov 2004 → Sep 2005
- 4Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2005 → Oct 2007
- 5A & G Oil Company, LLCNov 2007 → Dec 2011
- 6NMR Energy LLCFeb 2012 → Apr 2013
- 7Dewey PetroleumOct 2015 → Dec 2020
- 8LDF Energy, LLCJan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12611-99 | Drill | Petroleum Corporation of Texas | Nov 22, 1977 | Nov 22, 1977 | Mar 9, 1978 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1978 | Brown-Altman -C- O-10-1332 | Emperor Deep | LDF Energy LLC | NO Production · shut in Nov 1, 2026 | 3,250 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,102 | 3,175 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 484 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 2.375 | 3,080 | — | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 3,250 | — | 100 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 30, 1978 | — |
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 42-495-30898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-30898 → 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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