WELL · 42-057-31519 · DISTRICT 2
Welder B #16
Calhoun County · Heyser SE. (6250) field · Vertical
Welder B #16 (API 42-057-31519) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged December 2, 2025, last operated by B&L Resources L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 26, 1992, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by American Cometra, Inc. and has since transferred to B&L Resources L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Greta, Sinton, Catahoula.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Cometra, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Metairie, LA · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (504) 837-4337
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | B&L Resources L.L.C. |
| Production reports | American Cometra, Inc.through Jul 1994 |
| Latest permit | American Cometra, Inc.Feb 26, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 2, 2025
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder B G-2-141138 | Heyser, SE. (6250) | B&L Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 41.5K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2025 |
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 → Jul 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397019-99 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Feb 26, 1992 | Feb 26, 1992 | Mar 2, 1992 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-141138 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 48 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,218 | 6,224 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,630 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 6,413 | 8.75 | 610 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 13, 1992 | Apr 13, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-057-31519 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31519 → 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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