WELL · 42-039-32722 · DISTRICT 3
Welch Foundation #5
Brazoria County · Hoskins Mound field · Directional
Welch Foundation #5 (API 42-039-32722) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum Inc., completed November 24, 2000.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 28, 2000, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Ranger Oil Company and has since transferred to Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including M4 Sand, M5 Sand, Bm1 Sand, Bm3 Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 299K barrels of oil and 306K mcf of gas since June 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum Inc.
Permitted by Ranger Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Katy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2018 · 156 permits on file · (281) 385-5220
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.through Dec 2012 |
| Latest permit | Ranger Oil CompanySep 28, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 2000
- last permit issued
- Nov 24, 2000
- completed
- 299K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 306K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 24, 2000
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welch Foundation G-3-211378 | Hoskins Mound | Sandpoint Texas LLC | 1 | 0 | 144K | Apr 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Welch Foundation O-3-23680 | Hoskins Mound | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc. | 4 | 299K | 163K | Jun 1999 – Mar 2013 |
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.
- 1Ranger Oil CompanyJun 1999 → Sep 2001
- 2Trio Operating Company, Inc.Oct 2001 → Nov 2001
- 3Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Dec 2001 → Jan 2004
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Feb 2004 → May 2009
- 5Erg Resources, L.L.C.Jun 2009 → Sep 2011
- 6Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2011 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500192-99 | Drill | Ranger Oil Company | Sep 28, 2000 | Sep 28, 2000 | Oct 5, 2000 | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-211378 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23680 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 4 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| M4 Sand | 4,419 | -4,415 |
| M5 Sand | 5,400 | -5,396 |
| BM1 Sand | 5,804 | -5,800 |
| BM3 Sand | 6,003 | -5,999 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,897 | 5,915 | Perforated |
| 5,920 | 5,933 | Perforated |
| 5,954 | 5,958 | Perforated |
| 6,068 | 6,127 | Perforated |
| 6,160 | 6,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,085 | 12.25 | 442 S |
| 5.5 | 6,393 | 8.75 | 650 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 | May 15, 2007 | Mar 16, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 2005 | Aug 18, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2001 | Dec 6, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-039-32722 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32722 → 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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