WELL · 42-057-01399 · DISTRICT 2
Welder P. H. -A- #38
Calhoun County · Heyser (5400 #1) field · Vertical
Welder P. H. -A- #38 (API 42-057-01399) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged March 21, 1989, last operated by B&L Resources L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 4, 1983, permitted to 5,567 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to B&L Resources L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Fleming & Younger, Catahoula, Anahuac, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Metairie, LA · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (504) 837-4337
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | B&L Resources L.L.C. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Feb 4, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,567
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1983
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 21, 1989
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185368-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Feb 4, 1983 | Feb 4, 1983 | — | 5,567 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 57 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,288 | 5,290 | Perforated |
| — | 5,446 | Perforated |
| — | 5,484 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,543 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 2.875 | 5,554 | 7.875 | 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 | Apr 4, 1984 | Aug 19, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 19, 1983 | — |
| 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 42-057-01399 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-01399 → 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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