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WELL · 42-057-30990 · DISTRICT 2

Welder P. H. -B- #7L

Plugged

Calhoun County · Katie Welder (N-9) field  · Vertical

Welder P. H. -B- #7L (API 42-057-30990) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged April 29, 2019, last operated by American Cometra Inc..

The RRC has issued 7 drilling permits between 1980 and 1993, permitted to 8,600 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anahuac, Frio, Greta.

Its 5 leases have reported 444K barrels of oil and 709K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

American Cometra Inc.

Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 5, 1999 · 319 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleAmerican Cometra Inc.
Production reportsXOG Operating LLCthrough Mar 2016
Latest permitAmerican Cometra, Inc.Nov 23, 1993

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

8,600
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Nov 23, 1993
last permit issued
Feb 8, 1983
completed
444K
cumulative oil, bbl
709K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 8, 1983
Shut in
—
Plugged
Apr 29, 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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Welder B O-2-6081Katie Welder (L-1)B&L Resources, L.L.C.8444K552KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Welder "B" G-2-147783Katie Welder (K-3)Frostwood Energy, LLC10144KNov 1993 – Apr 2019
Welder "B" G-2-144454Katie Welder (M-5)American Cometra, Inc.1012.5KJan 1993 – Nov 1993
— G-2-104085——000—
— G-2-137171——000—

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.

  1. 1American Cometra, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
  2. 2Lomak Production CompanyMar 1997 → Mar 1997
  3. 3Atasca Resources, Inc.Apr 1997 → Aug 2003
  4. 4TE-Ray Resources, Inc.Sep 2003 → Sep 2006
  5. 5XOG Operating LLCOct 2006 → Mar 2016

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
418624-99RecompletionAmerican Cometra, Inc.Nov 23, 1993Nov 23, 1993Nov 17, 19937,600
404579-99RecompletionAmerican Cometra, Inc.Oct 12, 1992Nov 16, 1992Nov 1, 19928,413
382089-99RecompletionAmerican Cometra, Inc.Dec 7, 1990Dec 7, 1990Dec 8, 19898,413
333781-99RecompletionAmerican Cometra, Inc.Jul 30, 1987Aug 5, 1987—8,230
175951-99RecompletionWilliams Expl Co a Delaware CorpOct 29, 1982Oct 29, 1982—8,600
119668-99RecompletionParaffine Oil Corp.Jun 1, 1981Jun 1, 1981—8,600
79523-99DrillParaffine Oil Corp.Apr 29, 1980Apr 29, 1980—8,600

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-104085————
—— G-2-137171————
—— G-2-144454————
—— G-2-147783————
—— O-2-6081————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 45 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Anahuac4,343-4,298
AnahuacTOP OF ANAHUAC4,343-4,298
Frio5,000-4,955
Greta5,508-5,463
GretaTOP OF GRETA5,508-5,463

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,5967,601Perforated
7,6177,623Perforated
7,6367,644Perforated
7,7787,784Perforated
8,0038,009Perforated
8,0468,070Perforated
8,0708,074Perforated
8,0748,094Perforated
8,1168,120Perforated
8,2508,259Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,51012.25525 S
2.8758,374——
—8,374——
2.8758,4078.751,145 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 31, 1994Dec 16, 1993Yes
00Jan 31, 1994——
00May 11, 1993Mar 1, 1993Yes
00Mar 30, 1993——
00Apr 30, 1991Jan 31, 1991Yes
00Mar 13, 1991——
00Sep 16, 1987Aug 6, 1987Yes
00Aug 13, 1987——
00Jun 9, 1986Apr 30, 1986—
00Jan 12, 1984Feb 24, 1983—
00Jan 12, 1984Apr 23, 1981—
00Jan 12, 1984Jul 28, 1980—
00Jan 12, 1984Jun 30, 1980—
00Jan 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.

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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