WELL · 42-131-34165 · DISTRICT 4
Welder #2
Duval County · Dejay (Stray Sand) field · Vertical
Welder #2 (API 42-131-34165) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged May 14, 2024, last operated by Lorac Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1982, permitted to 6,107 ft.
It was permitted by Pickens Company, Inc., The and has since transferred to Lorac Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pickens Company, Inc., The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 6, 2020
- Permits on file
- 7
- Phone
- (972) 934-0147
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lorac Inc. |
| Production reports | Lorac, Inc.through Feb 2008 |
| Latest permit | Pickens Company, Inc., TheMay 27, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,107
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 27, 1982
- last permit issued
- May 5, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 418K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 14, 2024
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-4-100415 | Dejay (Stray Sand) | Lorac, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 418K | 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.
- 1Pickens Company, Inc., TheJan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Panola Corporation, TheJan 1995 → Sep 2002
- 3Lorac, Inc.Oct 2002 → Feb 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162239-99 | Recompletion | Pickens Company, Inc., The | May 27, 1982 | May 27, 1982 | — | 6,107 |
| 65818-99 | Drill | Pickens Company, Inc., The | Dec 6, 1979 | Dec 6, 1979 | Oct 10, 1980 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-100415 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,890 | 5,895 | Perforated |
| 6,002 | 6,006 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,157 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 2.375 | 5,838 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,944 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,107 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 27, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 17, 1980 | — |
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 42-131-34165 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-34165 → 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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