WELL · 42-057-00116 · DISTRICT 2
Welder E. H. #5
Calhoun County · Heyser (5400 #2) field · Vertical
Welder E. H. #5 (API 42-057-00116) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged March 18, 2019, last operated by Frostwood Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 2008, permitted to 5,486 ft.
It was permitted by Xog Operating LLC and has since transferred to Frostwood Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 32K barrels of oil and 155K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by XOG Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2022 · 183 permits on file · (918) 906-0978
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Frostwood Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Baylor Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2018 |
| Latest permit | XOG Operating LLCOct 10, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,486
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 2008
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 2008
- completed
- 32K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 155K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 18, 2019
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, E. H. O-2-3169 | Heyser (5400 #2) | Frostwood Energy, LLC | 3 | 32K | 4.27K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, E. H. Mrs. G-2-138294 | Heyser (5400 #1) | XOG Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 151K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2008 |
| — G-2-101718 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Mar 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Unit Petroleum CompanyDec 1995 → Feb 2001
- 3Xeric Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2005 → Jun 2005
- 4XOG Operating LLCJul 2005 → Mar 2016
- 5Baylor Operating, LLCMay 2016 → Apr 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 672249-99 | Recompletion | XOG Operating LLC | Oct 1, 2008 | Oct 10, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | 5,486 |
| 385132-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Feb 26, 1991 | Feb 27, 1991 | Mar 12, 1991 | 5,486 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-101718 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-138294 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-3169 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,410 | 5,418 | Perforated |
| 5,449 | 5,453 | Perforated |
| 5,460 | 5,486 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,024 | — | 300 S |
| 10.75 | 1,039 | 14 | 300 S |
| 2.875 | 5,468 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,469 | — | 300 S |
| 7 | 5,483 | 9.5 | 300 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 | Dec 4, 2009 | Apr 1, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1991 | May 2, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 16, 1982 | — |
| 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 42-057-00116 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-00116 → 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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