WELL · 42-175-32175 · DISTRICT 2
Newton-Welder #4
Goliad County · Matthew George (Frio 1980) field · Vertical
Newton-Welder #4 (API 42-175-32175) is a plugged well in Goliad County, plugged September 12, 1997, last operated by Pgo Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 1986, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Rousseau, George L. and has since transferred to Pgo Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rousseau, George L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 1999 · 5 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pgo Inc. |
| Production reports | Pgo, Inc.through May 1997 |
| Latest permit | Rousseau, George L.Oct 17, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1986
- last permit issued
- Nov 23, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 336K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 23, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-Welder G-2-124623 | Matthew George (Frio 1980) | Pgo, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 336K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1997 |
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.
- 1Pgo, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322012-99 | Drill | Rousseau, George L. | Oct 17, 1986 | Oct 17, 1986 | Oct 31, 1986 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-124623 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 281 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 1,987 | -1,706 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,987 | 1,997 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 266 | 12.25 | 168 S |
| 4.5 | 2,353 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Aug 12, 1987 | Jul 17, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-175-32175 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-32175 → 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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