WELL · 42-057-30943 · DISTRICT 2
Welder B #5U
Calhoun County · Katie Welder N (J-3) field · Vertical
Welder B #5U (API 42-057-30943) is a permitted well in Calhoun County filed by TE-Ray Resources, Inc; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1979 and 2004, permitted to 8,414 ft.
It was permitted by TE-Ray Resources, Inc and has since transferred to Atasca Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Frio.
Its 7 leases have reported 464K barrels of oil and 599K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by TE-Ray Resources, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 24 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atasca Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | XOG Operating LLCthrough Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | TE-Ray Resources, IncJan 13, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,414
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 2004
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 464K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 599K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 7 leases this well is completed on; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder B O-2-6081 | Katie Welder (L-1) | B&L Resources, L.L.C. | 8 | 444K | 552K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder B O-2-7756 | Katie Welder (J-6) | B&L Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 309 | 3.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, P. H. "B" O-2-8840 | Katie Welder (I-5) | B&L Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder B O-2-7744 | Katie Welder N (J-3) | Atasca Resources, Inc. | 2 | 19.8K | 43.3K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1997 |
| — G-2-85673 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-2-85674 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — O-2-7652 | — | — | 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.
- 1American Cometra, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Lomak Production CompanyMar 1997 → Mar 1997
- 3Atasca Resources, Inc.Apr 1997 → Aug 2003
- 4TE-Ray Resources, Inc.Sep 2003 → Sep 2006
- 5XOG Operating LLCOct 2006 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539060-99 | Recompletion | TE-Ray Resources, Inc | Nov 26, 2003 | Jan 13, 2004 | Jan 29, 2004 | 8,414 |
| 391060-99 | Recompletion | American Cometra, Inc. | Aug 20, 1991 | Sep 17, 1991 | Sep 17, 1991 | 8,414 |
| 380665-99 | Recompletion | American Cometra, Inc. | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 29, 1990 | — | 8,412 |
| 60857-99 | Drill | Paraffine Oil Corp. | Oct 12, 1979 | Oct 12, 1979 | — | 8,412 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-85673 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-85674 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6081 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7652 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7744 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7756 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8840 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 59 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,350 | -3,291 |
| Catahoula | 4,250 | -4,191 |
| Frio | 5,050 | -4,991 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,924 | 6,930 | Perforated |
| 7,175 | 7,177 | Perforated |
| 7,641 | 7,649 | Perforated |
| 7,768 | 7,785 | Perforated |
| 8,060 | 8,073 | Perforated |
| 8,060 | 8,080 | Perforated |
| 8,073 | 8,078 | Perforated |
| 8,078 | 8,092 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,576 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 9.625 | 1,576 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 8,407 | 8.75 | 710 S |
| 2.875 | — | 8.75 | 710 S |
| 2.875 | — | — | — |
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 6, 2004 | Feb 19, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1992 | Oct 9, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 31, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1991 | Dec 19, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1986 | Sep 25, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1986 | Apr 30, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 27, 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 42-057-30943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-30943 → 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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