WELL · 42-025-32962 · DISTRICT 2
O Brien J. M. III #05
Bee County · Murphy Sisters (Frio 3600) field · Vertical
O Brien J. M. Iii #05 (API 42-025-32962) is a plugged well in Bee County, plugged May 15, 2007, last operated by Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 16, 1999, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc.
Permitted by Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 1, 2023 · 346 permits on file · (210) 601-1249
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. |
| Production reports | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Sep 2006 |
| Latest permit | Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc.Jul 16, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 14, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 573K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1999 THROUGH Oct 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 14, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 15, 2007
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Brien, J. M. III G-2-175012 | Murphy Sisters (Frio 3600) | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 304K | Aug 1999 – Oct 2007 |
| O'Brien, J. M. III G-2-175419 | Murphy Sisters (Frio 3300) | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 269K | Aug 1999 – May 2007 |
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.
- 1Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc.Aug 1999 → Jan 2001
- 2Welder Operating, Inc.Mar 2001 → Mar 2001
- 3Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Apr 2001 → Sep 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485894-99 | Drill | Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc. | Jul 16, 1999 | Jul 16, 1999 | Aug 2, 1999 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-175012 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-175419 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 139 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,500 | -1,361 |
| Frio | 2,700 | -2,561 |
| Vicksburg | 4,000 | -3,861 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,345 | 3,349 | Perforated |
| 3,596 | 3,604 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 512 | 12.25 | 232 S |
| 4.5 | 4,755 | 7.875 | 770 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 30, 2000 | Aug 16, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2000 | Sep 16, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 9, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-025-32962 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-32962 → 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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