WELL · 42-175-32903 · DISTRICT 2
Welder C #4
Goliad County · Vidauri (2760) field · Vertical
Welder C #4 (API 42-175-32903) is a plugged well in Goliad County, plugged February 11, 2015, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 28, 1996, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Dale Operating Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dale Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Wiser Oil Company, Thethrough Nov 2001 |
| Latest permit | Dale Operating CompanyFeb 28, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 28, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 253K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Feb 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 11, 2015
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 "C" G-2-158719 | Vidauri (2760) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 253K | Apr 1996 – Feb 2015 |
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.
- 1Dale Operating CompanyApr 1996 → Jun 1997
- 2Wiser Oil Company, TheJul 1997 → Nov 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445275-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Feb 28, 1996 | Feb 28, 1996 | Mar 6, 1996 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-158719 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,588 | 2,592 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 508 | 12.25 | 209 S |
| 4.5 | 2,862 | 7.875 | 535 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 5, 2004 | Feb 12, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1996 | May 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-175-32903 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-32903 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 230K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2014
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000092299 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Mar 16, 2015 | 300 | 1,000 | 2,520–2,820 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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