WELL · 42-057-31796 · DISTRICT 2
Welder #1
Calhoun County · Katie Welder (F-4) field · Vertical
Welder #1 (API 42-057-31796) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged February 17, 2022, last operated by B&L Exploration L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 9, 2014, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Bopco, L.P. and has since transferred to B&L Exploration L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bopco, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Metairie, LA · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 11 permits on file · (504) 837-4337
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | B&L Exploration L.L.C. |
| Production reports | B&L Exploration, L.L.C.through Dec 2021 |
| Latest permit | Bopco, L.P.Jun 9, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 9, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2014 THROUGH Feb 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 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 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-2-275703 | Katie Welder (F-4) | B&L Exploration, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 1.21M | Oct 2014 – Feb 2022 |
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.
- 1B&L Exploration, L.L.C.Dec 2014 → Dec 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787612-99 | Drill | Bopco, L.P. | May 21, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | Aug 1, 2014 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-275703 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,572 | 5,592 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,496 | 12.25 | 640 S |
| 5.5 | 6,033 | 7.875 | 390 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 | Sep 17, 2015 | May 21, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 2015 | Oct 10, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-057-31796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31796 → 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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