WELL · 42-197-31561 · DISTRICT 9
Welch #1
Hardeman County · Cottonwood (Miss.) field · Producing · Directional
Welch #1 (API 42-197-31561) is a well in Hardeman County operated by Ampak Oil Company, completed May 25, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 20, 2004, permitted to 8,900 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Chester, Meramec, Chappel.
Its lease has reported 7.98K barrels of oil and 95 mcf of gas since May 2005, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 223 permits on file · (214) 232-6673
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ampak Oil Company |
| Production reports | Ampak Oil Companythrough Mar 2025 |
| Latest permit | Ampak Oil CompanyJul 20, 2004 |
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 20, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 25, 2005
- completed
- 7.98K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 95
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 25, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welch O-13-30627 | Cottonwood (Miss.) | Ampak Oil Company | 1 | 7.98K | 95 | May 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 29(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ampak Oil CompanyJun 2005 → Mar 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548112-98 | Drill | Ampak Oil Company | Jun 9, 2005 | Jul 20, 2004 | Oct 21, 2004 | 8,900 |
| 548112-99 | Drill | Ampak Oil Company | Jul 12, 2004 | Jul 20, 2004 | — | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30627 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,474 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Chester | 7,884 | -6,410 |
| Meramec | 8,062 | -6,588 |
| Chappel | 8,116 | -6,642 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,027 | 8,271 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 525 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 8,027 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Dec 15, 2006 | Jun 23, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-197-31561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31561 → 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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