WELL · 42-057-00103 · DISTRICT 2
Welder P. H. -C- #16
Calhoun County · Heyser (4800 Greta) field · Vertical
Welder P. H. -C- #16 (API 42-057-00103) is a well in Calhoun County operated by Fredco, completed April 24, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1979 and 1989, permitted to 5,483 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Fredco on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Louise, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 33 permits on file · (979) 648-2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fredco |
| Production reports | Fredcothrough Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJun 2, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,483
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1989
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 437K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 1979
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, P.H. -C- G-2-131628 | Heyser (4400) | Fredco | 1 | 0 | 437K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Synergy Production CompanyDec 1994 → Jan 1996
- 3Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A)Feb 1996 → May 2000
- 4FredcoJul 2003 → Oct 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358778-98 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jun 30, 1989 | Jun 2, 1989 | — | 5,483 |
| 358778-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | May 1, 1989 | Jun 2, 1989 | — | 5,483 |
| 46315-99 | Recompletion | Tenneco Oil Co. | Mar 28, 1979 | Mar 28, 1979 | — | 3,445 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-131628 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,423 | 3,438 | Perforated |
| 4,436 | 4,440 | Perforated |
| 4,830 | 4,856 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,012 | 13.75 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 4,755 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,483 | 8.625 | 400 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 | Nov 14, 1989 | Jul 17, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 21, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-057-00103 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-00103 → 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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