WELL · 42-047-31847 · DISTRICT 4
Brooks - Heirs #1
Brooks County · Loma Blanca (10000) field · Vertical
Brooks - Heirs #1 (API 42-047-31847) is a well in Brooks County operated by Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc., completed September 8, 2000.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2001, permitted to 11,000 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 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Vickburg, Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Oct 2013 |
| Latest permit | Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc.Jan 19, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 19, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 8, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 973K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 8, 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks - Heirs G-4-181316 | Loma Blanca (9000) | Welderxp Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 815K | Jan 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Brooks - Heirs G-4-178142 | Loma Blanca (10000) | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 158K | Jul 2000 – Jun 2001 |
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.Jul 2000 → Jan 2001
- 2Welder Operating, Inc.Jan 2001 → Mar 2001
- 3Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Apr 2001 → Oct 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503026-99 | Recompletion | Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc. | Dec 14, 2000 | Jan 19, 2001 | Jan 19, 2001 | 9,172 |
| 483148-99 | Drill | Sable Energy Corp. | Mar 8, 1999 | Apr 6, 1999 | Mar 30, 2000 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-178142 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-181316 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 104 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,200 | -1,096 |
| Frio | 6,000 | -5,896 |
| Vickburg | 9,000 | -8,896 |
| Vicksburg | 9,000 | -8,896 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,968 | 8,976 | Perforated |
| 9,042 | 9,047 | Perforated |
| 9,052 | 9,058 | Perforated |
| 9,068 | 9,076 | Perforated |
| 9,155 | 9,163 | Perforated |
| 9,167 | 9,172 | Perforated |
| 9,338 | 9,340 | Perforated |
| 9,342 | 9,344 | Perforated |
| 9,778 | 9,782 | Perforated |
| 9,788 | 9,792 | Perforated |
| 9,884 | 9,887 | Perforated |
| 10,010 | 10,211 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,120 | 17.5 | 915 S |
| 9.625 | 8,286 | 12.25 | 730 S |
| 7 | 9,400 | 8.5 | 375 S |
| 4.5 | 10,672 | 6 | 280 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 17, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2001 | Nov 20, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 2000 | Aug 3, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-047-31847 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31847 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/04731847, documented in the API reference.