WELL · 42-131-38957 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Heirs 71 #1
Duval County · Seven Sisters S. (Wilcox Lo.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Welder Heirs 71 #1 (API 42-131-38957) is a well in Duval County operated by Remora Operating LLC, completed May 31, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 6, 2007, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. and has since transferred to Remora Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Slick Sand, Wilcox, Reagan Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (832) 986-8559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Remora Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Remora Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2024 |
| Latest permit | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Mar 6, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 2007
- last permit issued
- May 31, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 643K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 31, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 71 G-4-228137 | Seven Sisters, S. (Wilcox, Lo.) | Remora Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 643K | May 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.May 2007 → Sep 2007
- 2Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2011
- 4Simray GP, LLCAug 2011 → Nov 2014
- 5Remora Operating, LLCDec 2014 → Feb 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634192-98 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | May 16, 2007 | Mar 6, 2007 | Mar 6, 2007 | 15,500 |
| 634192-99 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | Feb 26, 2007 | Mar 6, 2007 | — | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-228137 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 701 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY SAND | 6,254 | -5,553 |
| Slick Sand | 8,736 | -8,035 |
| WilcoxWILCOX MASSIVE SAND | 9,844 | -9,143 |
| Reagan Sand | 10,682 | -9,981 |
| House Sands | 11,900 | -11,199 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,323 | 14,357 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,508 | 17.5 | 1,894 S |
| 9.625 | 8,922 | 12.5 | 650 S |
| 4.5 | 14,640 | 6.5 | 420 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 24, 2007 | Jul 13, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-131-38957 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38957 → 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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