WELL · 42-237-33042 · DISTRICT 9
Welch A #1A
Jack County · Rusmag SE. (Congl. 4900) field · Vertical
Welch A #1A (API 42-237-33042) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged June 6, 2023, last operated by Winfield Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 10, 1980, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Natural Energy Production CO. and has since transferred to Winfield Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 4.39K barrels of oil and 152K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Natural Energy Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (214) 797-0855
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Winfield Operating Company |
| Production reports | Winfield Operating Companythrough Feb 2013 |
| Latest permit | Natural Energy Production Co.Mar 10, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 10, 1980
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1980
- completed
- 4.39K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 152K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 6, 2023
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 "A" O-13-22315 | Rusmag, SE. (Congl. 4900) | Winfield Operating Company | 1 | 4.39K | 152K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Marcon Operating Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2007
- 2Winfield Operating CompanyFeb 2007 → Sep 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75841-99 | Drill | Natural Energy Production Co. | Mar 10, 1980 | Mar 10, 1980 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-22315 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,859 | 4,867 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 918 | 12.25 | 645 S |
| 2.375 | 4,816 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,302 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 2, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 12, 1980 | — |
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 42-237-33042 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-33042 → 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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