WELL · 42-131-02278 · DISTRICT 4
Welder James F. Heirs #6
Duval County · Gormac (Hockley) field · Vertical
Welder James F. Heirs #6 (API 42-131-02278) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged April 17, 2013, last operated by Pinney Warren JR..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 1978, permitted to 2,558 ft.
Its lease has reported 6.21K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Jul 23, 1985 · 20 permits on file · (972) 934-2481
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pinney Warren Jr. |
| Production reports | Lorac, Inc.through Apr 2010 |
| Latest permit | Pinney, Warren, Jr.Nov 14, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,558
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 1978
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 6.21K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 17, 2013
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, James F., Heirs O-4-9209 | Gormac (Frio 1300) | Lorac, Inc. | 1 | 6.21K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Panola Corporation, TheJan 1993 → Sep 2002
- 2Lorac, Inc.Oct 2002 → Apr 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36824-99 | Recompletion | Pinney, Warren, Jr. | Nov 14, 1978 | Nov 14, 1978 | — | 2,558 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-9209 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,318 | 1,328 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.875 | 2,543 | 6.125 | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 4, 1979 | — |
| 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 42-131-02278 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-02278 → 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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