TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · WELCH FOUNDATION LEASE · API 42-039-33118 · DISTRICT 03
Welch Foundation #04
Brazoria County · Hoskins Mound field · Shut In · Directional
Welch Foundation #04 (API 42-039-33118) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Sandpoint Texas LLC, completed November 14, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 6, 2012, permitted to 4,869 ft.
It was permitted by Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Sandpoint Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its lease has reported 256K barrels of oil and 100K mcf of gas since June 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (832) 767-9659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandpoint Texas LLC |
| Production reports | Sandpoint Texas LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Jun 6, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,869
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 2012
- completed
- 256K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 100K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 2012
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2025
- 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 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welch Foundation O-3-25045 | Hoskins Mound | Sandpoint Texas LLC | 19 | 256K | 100K | Jun 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,666 · prior 12 1,767(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dallas Operating Corp.Jun 2006 → Nov 2006
- 2Crosspoint Energy CompanyDec 2006 → Apr 2007
- 3Erg Resources, L.L.C.Jan 2009 → Sep 2011
- 4Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2011 → Aug 2016
- 5Torrent Oil LLCSep 2016 → Apr 2021
- 6Sandpoint Texas LLCMay 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741060-99 | Drill | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc. | May 18, 2012 | Jun 6, 2012 | Jun 24, 2012 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2012 | Welch Foundation O-3-25045 | Hoskins Mound | Sandpoint Texas LLC | Shut In · shut in Aug 1, 2025 | 4,869 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 31 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE G | 1,800 | -1,769 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE P | 2,249 | -2,218 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE M5 | 3,690 | -3,659 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,374 | 3,392 | Perforated |
| 3,440 | 3,452 | Perforated |
| 3,500 | 3,506 | Perforated |
| 3,532 | 3,552 | Perforated |
| 3,750 | 3,786 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 956 | 12.25 | 515 S |
| 7 | 4,000 | 8.75 | 1,157 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 | Sep 11, 2013 | Mar 7, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2013 | Oct 9, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-039-33118 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-33118 → 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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