WELL · 42-131-02182 · DISTRICT 4
Welder J.F. C #8
Duval County · Welder (1300) field · Vertical
Welder J.F. C #8 (API 42-131-02182) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged March 2, 2000, last operated by Texas Southern Petroleum Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 7, 1983, permitted to 2,553 ft.
It was permitted by American Petrofina CO. Of Tex. and has since transferred to Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Loma Novia.
Operator of record
Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.
Permitted by American Petrofina Co. of Tex.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 21, 2026
- Permits on file
- 25
- Phone
- (361) 241-6965
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | American Petrofina Co. of Tex.Jun 7, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,553
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 7, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 2, 2000
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, J.F. "C" G-4-111344 | Welder (1300) | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 16.1K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2000 |
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.
- 1Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.Aug 1993 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198663-99 | Recompletion | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Jun 7, 1983 | Jun 7, 1983 | Feb 25, 1983 | 2,553 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-111344 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 501 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 1,150 | -649 |
| Loma Novia | 2,518 | -2,017 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,306 | 1,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 52 | — | 25 sx |
| 7 | 2,565 | 9.875 | 225 sx |
| 7 | 2,565 | — | — |
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 | Jul 24, 1984 | Jun 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1984 | Jun 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-131-02182 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-02182 → 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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