WELL · 42-255-31474 · DISTRICT 2
Boyce C. W. #3
Karnes County · Burnell South field · Vertical
Boyce C. W. #3 (API 42-255-31474) is a well in Karnes County operated by Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc., completed August 12, 2003.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2003 and 2008, permitted to 4,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.05K barrels of oil and 9.42K mcf of gas since August 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Jun 2009 |
| Latest permit | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Oct 21, 2008 |
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 21, 2008
- last permit issued
- Aug 12, 2003
- completed
- 3.05K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.42K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 12, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce, C.W. G-2-241969 | Burnell (2870) | Welderxp Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 9.42K | Oct 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Boyce, C. W. O-2-8846 | Burnell, South | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 3.05K | 0 | Aug 2003 – Nov 2008 |
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.Sep 2003 → Jun 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 672637-99 | Recompletion | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | Oct 7, 2008 | Oct 21, 2008 | Oct 1, 2008 | 3,900 |
| 534175-99 | Drill | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | Jul 15, 2003 | Jul 16, 2003 | Jul 25, 2003 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-241969 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8846 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 423 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 500 | -77 |
| Frio | 1,800 | -1,377 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,866 | 2,870 | Perforated |
| 3,616 | 3,620 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 464 | 12.25 | 170 S |
| 4.5 | 3,895 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Nov 20, 2008 | Oct 28, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2004 | Mar 31, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-255-31474 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31474 → 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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