WELL · 42-131-37605 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Heirs #1
Duval County · Seven Sisters East ( 9500) field · Vertical
Welder Heirs #1 (API 42-131-37605) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged January 23, 1997, last operated by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 1996, permitted to 12,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Apr 15, 1993 · 197 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houstonthrough May 1996 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonMay 13, 1996 |
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 13, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 519K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Feb 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 23, 1997
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 Heirs G-4-145264 | Seven Sisters, East ( 9500) | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | 1 | 0 | 519K | May 1993 – Feb 1999 |
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.
- 1Tri-C Resources, Inc.May 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJan 1994 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447337-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | May 6, 1996 | May 13, 1996 | Jun 10, 1996 | 9,700 |
| 403322-98 | Drill | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | May 24, 1993 | Sep 14, 1992 | Mar 19, 1993 | 12,500 |
| 403322-99 | Drill | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | Sep 10, 1992 | Sep 14, 1992 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-145264 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 9,736 | -9,226 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,520 | 9,544 | Perforated |
| 9,736 | 9,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,763 | 17.5 | 2,130 S |
| 9.625 | 9,434 | 12.25 | 2,040 S |
| 2.875 | 10,345 | 8.5 | 2,130 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 25, 1996 | Aug 19, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jul 2, 1993 | May 25, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-131-37605 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37605 → 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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