WELL · 42-255-20062 · DISTRICT 2
Spielhagen #4
Karnes County · Burnell South (1000) field · Vertical
Spielhagen #4 (API 42-255-20062) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged June 2, 2004, last operated by Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 27, 2003, permitted to 3,400 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Yegua.
Operator of record
Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2023
- Permits on file
- 346
- Phone
- (210) 354-1515
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. |
| Production reports | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Dec 2003 |
| Latest permit | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.May 27, 2003 |
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 27, 2003
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 2, 2004
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spielhagen G-2-195743 | Burnell, South (1000) | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 49.1K | Apr 2003 – Jun 2004 |
| Spielhagen, Inez O-2-234 | Burnell, South | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Apr 2003 → Dec 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531629-99 | Recompletion | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | May 7, 2003 | May 27, 2003 | Apr 15, 2003 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2003 | Spielhagen G-2-195743 | Burnell South (1000) | Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Nov 9, 1967 | Spielhagen Inez O-2-234 | Burnell South | Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 998 | 1,008 | Perforated |
| 3,636 | 3,644 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 230 | 12.25 | 185 S |
| 9.625 | 231 | 12.25 | 185 S |
| 4.5 | 3,715 | 7.875 | 349 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 | Sep 24, 2003 | Jun 16, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 17, 1967 | — |
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 42-255-20062 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-20062 → 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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