WELL · 42-057-31802 · DISTRICT 2
Welder #3
Calhoun County · Sheriff (9400) field · Vertical
Welder #3 (API 42-057-31802) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged January 26, 2022, last operated by B&L Exploration L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 23, 2015, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 9.68K barrels of oil and 384K mcf of gas since November 2015, last reporting in October 2022. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 2020 |
| Latest permit | B&L Exploration, L.L.C.Apr 23, 2015 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 2015
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 2015
- completed
- 9.68K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 384K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2015 THROUGH Oct 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 26, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder O-2-11262 | Sheriff (9400) | B&L Exploration, L.L.C. | 1 | 9.68K | 208K | Nov 2015 – Oct 2022 |
| Welder G-2-281978 | Sheriff (9400) | B&L Exploration, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 176K | Mar 2017 – Jan 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.Nov 2015 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805644-98 | Drill | B&L Exploration, L.L.C. | Sep 24, 2015 | Apr 23, 2015 | Jul 13, 2015 | 11,000 |
| 805644-99 | Drill | B&L Exploration, L.L.C. | Apr 15, 2015 | Apr 23, 2015 | Jul 13, 2015 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-281978 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-11262 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,702 | 9,904 | Perforated |
| 9,848 | 9,858 | Perforated |
| 9,890 | 9,904 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,012 | 12.25 | 640 S |
| 5.5 | 9,936 | 8.75 | 1,330 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 | Apr 6, 2017 | Mar 29, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 2016 | Jan 6, 2016 | 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 42-057-31802 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31802 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/05731802, documented in the API reference.