WELL · 42-131-38696 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Heirs #1
Duval County · Seven Sisters S. (Wilcox Lo.) field · Directional
Welder Heirs #1 (API 42-131-38696) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged June 19, 2020, last operated by South Texas Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 23, 2004, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Camden Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to South Texas Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Camden Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 18 permits on file · (210) 827-2509
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | South Texas Operating Company |
| Production reports | South Texas Operating Companythrough May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Camden Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 23, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.84M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2004 THROUGH Jun 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 19, 2020
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-4-208121 | Seven Sisters, S. (Wilcox, Lo.) | South Texas Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 2.84M | Aug 2004 – Jun 2020 |
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.
- 1Camden Oil & Gas, Inc.Aug 2004 → Dec 2005
- 2Camden Resources, Inc.Jan 2006 → Apr 2008
- 3Camden Resources, LLCMay 2008 → Dec 2012
- 4South Texas Operating CompanyJan 2013 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544865-99 | Drill | Camden Oil & Gas, Inc. | Apr 23, 2004 | Apr 23, 2004 | May 1, 2004 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-208121 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,118 | 14,143 | Perforated |
| 14,380 | 14,434 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,549 | 17.5 | 1,975 S |
| 9.625 | 9,700 | 12.25 | 940 S |
| 5.5 | 14,899 | 6.5 | 120 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 | Jul 21, 2005 | Sep 14, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-131-38696 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38696 → 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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