WELL · 42-297-35233 · DISTRICT 2
Rapp Ranch #1
Live Oak County · Mt. Lucas (Hockley Up.) field · Vertical
Rapp Ranch #1 (API 42-297-35233) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged December 22, 2015, last operated by Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 18, 2012, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Choice Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Lucille, Main Hockley.
Operator of record
Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc.
Permitted by Choice Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 Nov 2014 |
| Latest permit | Choice Exploration, Inc.Oct 18, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.18K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2012 THROUGH Dec 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapp Ranch G-2-270547 | Mt. Lucas (Hockley, Up.) | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 9.18K | Nov 2012 – Dec 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.
- 1Choice Exploration, Inc.May 2013 → Aug 2013
- 2Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Sep 2013 → Nov 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749864-99 | Drill | Choice Exploration, Inc. | Oct 12, 2012 | Oct 18, 2012 | Oct 26, 2012 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-270547 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 107 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 4,023 | -3,916 |
| Lucille | 4,324 | -4,217 |
| Main Hockley | 4,540 | -4,433 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,324 | 4,328 | Perforated |
| 4,330 | 4,335 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 755 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 4,662 | 7.875 | 770 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 7, 2013 | Jun 20, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-297-35233 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-35233 → 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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