WELL · 42-057-31487 · DISTRICT 2
Welder B #13
Calhoun County · Katie Welder (M-5) field · Vertical
Welder B #13 (API 42-057-31487) is a well in Calhoun County operated by American Cometra Inc., completed January 8, 1990.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1992, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Greta, Sinton, Catahoula.
Its 5 leases have reported 44.7K barrels of oil and 304K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 8, 1999
- Permits on file
- 319
- Phone
- (817) 877-1585
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Cometra Inc. |
| Production reports | Atasca Resources, Inc.through Aug 2000 |
| Latest permit | American Cometra, Inc.Oct 28, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 8, 1990
- completed
- 44.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 304K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 8, 1990
- 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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder "B" G-2-144064 | Katie Welder (K-3) | B&L Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 205K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, P.H. "B13" O-2-7845 | Heyser, SE. (6250) | B&L Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 44.6K | 84.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder B O-2-5665 | Heyser, SE. (6250) | TE-Ray Resources, Inc. | 3 | 39 | 14.6K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2004 |
| Welder B O-2-7564 | Katie Welder (L-7) | American Cometra, Inc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1993 |
| — G-2-133409 | — | — | 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 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403515-99 | Recompletion | American Cometra, Inc. | Sep 15, 1992 | Oct 28, 1992 | Oct 4, 1992 | 8,450 |
| 365119-99 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Oct 13, 1989 | Oct 16, 1989 | Nov 9, 1989 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-133409 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-144064 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-5665 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7564 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7845 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6,293 | 6,296 | Perforated |
| 7,620 | 7,628 | Perforated |
| 7,747 | 7,750 | Perforated |
| 8,000 | 8,028 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,615 | 14.75 | 820 S |
| 7 | 8,450 | 9.875 | 850 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 3, 1993 | Nov 30, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1993 | Nov 30, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1992 | Feb 5, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1990 | Feb 5, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1990 | Feb 5, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-057-31487 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31487 → 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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