WELL · 42-057-31732 · DISTRICT 2
Welder #1
Calhoun County · Matagorda Bay (1300) field · Vertical
Welder #1 (API 42-057-31732) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged October 22, 2012, last operated by A.O.E. Operators Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 21, 2006, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by New Century Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to A.O.E. Operators Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by New Century Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fulshear, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2025 · 15 permits on file · (713) 882-3957
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | A.O.E. Operators Inc. |
| Production reports | Marwell Petroleum Ltd Partnrshipthrough Feb 2010 |
| Latest permit | New Century Exploration, Inc.Dec 21, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 2006
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 92.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2007 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 22, 2012
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 G-2-229881 | Matagorda Bay (1300) | A.O.E. Operators, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 92.2K | Mar 2007 – Oct 2012 |
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.
- 1New Century Exploration, Inc.Jun 2007 → Sep 2009
- 2Marwell Petroleum Ltd PartnrshipOct 2009 → Feb 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629506-99 | Drill | New Century Exploration, Inc. | Nov 27, 2006 | Dec 21, 2006 | Jan 10, 2007 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-229881 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,332 | 1,336 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 380 | 12.25 | 205 S |
| 4.5 | 1,500 | 7.875 | 225 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 | Oct 11, 2007 | Sep 13, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 9, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-057-31732 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31732 → 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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