WELL · 42-057-31488 · DISTRICT 2
Welder B #12U
Calhoun County · Katie Welder (G-4) field · Vertical
Welder B #12U (API 42-057-31488) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged June 28, 2022, last operated by American Cometra Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 1992, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Greta, Sinton, Catahoula.
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 | TE-Ray Resources, Inc.through Jul 2005 |
| Latest permit | American Cometra, Inc.Sep 29, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 506K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 28, 2022
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 G-2-133407 | Heyser, SE. (6250) | B&L Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 502K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2022 |
| Welder "B" G-2-143119 | Heyser (F-34) | B&L Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 3.22K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2022 |
| Welder B O-2-7563 | Katie Welder (G-4) | American Cometra, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 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 → Feb 1997
- 2Lomak Production CompanyMar 1997 → Mar 1997
- 3Atasca Resources, Inc.Apr 1997 → Aug 2003
- 4TE-Ray Resources, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jul 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403856-99 | Recompletion | American Cometra, Inc. | Sep 24, 1992 | Sep 29, 1992 | Sep 19, 1992 | 6,400 |
| 365118-98 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Jan 5, 1990 | Oct 17, 1989 | — | 6,500 |
| 365118-99 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Oct 13, 1989 | Oct 17, 1989 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-133407 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-143119 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7563 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 63 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,371 | 5,374 | Perforated |
| 5,728 | 5,731 | Perforated |
| 6,212 | 6,217 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,639 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 6,400 | 8.75 | 896 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 26, 1993 | Nov 4, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1990 | Jan 29, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1990 | Jan 29, 1990 | Yes |
| 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 42-057-31488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31488 → 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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