WELL · 42-057-30890 · DISTRICT 2
Welder B #3
Calhoun County · Katie Welder (G-13) field · Vertical
Welder B #3 (API 42-057-30890) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged September 20, 2004, last operated by TE-Ray Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1992, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by American Cometra, Inc. and has since transferred to TE-Ray Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including K-1, L-7, N-1.
Its 3 leases have reported 127 barrels of oil and 1.19K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2005. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Cometra, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jan 9, 2015 · 8 permits on file · (405) 250-2827
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TE-Ray Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | American Cometra, Inc.through Apr 1993 |
| Latest permit | American Cometra, Inc.Nov 24, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 24, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 24, 1992
- completed
- 127
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.19K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 24, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 2004
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder B O-2-5846 | Heyser, SE. (6980) | TE-Ray Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2005 |
| Welder "B" O-2-7867 | Katie Welder (G-13) | TE-Ray Resources, Inc. | 1 | 127 | 1.19K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2004 |
| Welder B O-2-6102 | Heyser, SE (8080) | American Cometra, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1993 |
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.
- 1American Cometra, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406352-99 | Recompletion | American Cometra, Inc. | Nov 19, 1992 | Nov 24, 1992 | Nov 17, 1992 | 8,565 |
| 39726-99 | Drill | Paraffine Oil Corp. | Dec 28, 1978 | Dec 28, 1978 | Jan 18, 1979 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-5846 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6102 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7867 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 49 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| K-1 | 7,610 | -7,561 |
| L-7 | 7,766 | -7,717 |
| N-1 | 8,081 | -8,032 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,263 | 6,265 | Perforated |
| 6,976 | 6,980 | Perforated |
| 8,082 | 8,088 | Perforated |
| 8,089 | 8,091 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,523 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 2 | 7,020 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,540 | 7.875 | 940 S |
| 4.5 | 8,541 | 7.875 | 940 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 25, 1993 | Jan 19, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 4, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 17, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 8, 1979 | — |
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 42-057-30890 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-30890 → 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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