WELL · 42-057-31202 · DISTRICT 2
Patrick H. Welder #5
Calhoun County · Vertical
Patrick H. Welder #5 (API 42-057-31202) is a permitted well in Calhoun County filed by Carter E&P, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 2011, permitted to 8,104 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including N/A.
Its 3 leases have reported 60.7K barrels of oil and 508K 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
Johnson City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 2, 2017 · 22 permits on file · (361) 946-4710
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Winright Oil Company, LLCthrough Apr 2015 |
| Latest permit | Carter E&P, LLCOct 25, 2011 |
- 8,104
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 2011
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 60.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 508K
- 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 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, Patrick H. G-2-265973 | Welder Ranch (5300) | Finaly Resources LLC | 1 | 0 | 375K | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, Patrick H. O-2-6445 | Barge Canal (Frio 5490) | Carter E&P, LLC | 2 | 60.7K | 133K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2013 |
| Welder, Patrick H. G-2-103434 | Barge Canal (Frio 6100) | Opex Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2005 |
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.
- 1KP Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Umc Petroleum CorporationJul 1993 → Mar 1995
- 3Houston Hydrocarbons, Inc. (A)Apr 1995 → Oct 1999
- 4Bison Energy Partners, Inc.Nov 1999 → Sep 2001
- 5Bison Energy Partners, Ltd.Oct 2001 → Apr 2002
- 6White Oak Operating Company LLCMay 2002 → Jun 2004
- 7Opex Energy, LLCJul 2004 → Jul 2006
- 8Carter E&P, LLCAug 2006 → Aug 2013
- 9Galveston Bay Energy, LLCSep 2013 → Mar 2014
- 10Winright Oil Company, LLCApr 2014 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 726285-99 | Recompletion | Carter E&P, LLC | Oct 13, 2011 | Oct 25, 2011 | Oct 26, 2011 | 5,400 |
| 609660-99 | Recompletion | Opex Energy, LLC | Nov 16, 2005 | Nov 21, 2005 | — | 8,104 |
| 169155-99 | Drill | Rutherford Oil Corporation | Aug 13, 1982 | Aug 13, 1982 | — | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-103434 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-265973 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6445 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6445 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 18 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,330 | 5,334 | Perforated |
| 5,359 | 5,365 | Perforated |
| 5,379 | 5,384 | Perforated |
| 5,405 | 5,409 | Perforated |
| 5,494 | 5,504 | Perforated |
| 6,110 | 6,152 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,664 | 14.75 | 955 S |
| 2.375 | 5,414 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,985 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,324 | 9.875 | 955 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 | Jan 29, 2013 | Nov 10, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 2008 | Nov 5, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 2007 | Dec 20, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 20, 1982 | — |
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 42-057-31202 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31202 → 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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