TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · WELCH "39" LEASE · API 42-317-33741 · DISTRICT 7B
Welch 39 #1
Martin County · J C (Devonian) field · Vertical
Welch 39 #1 (API 42-317-33741) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged August 4, 1993, last operated by Cox John L..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 19, 1990, permitted to 12,300 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Redbeds, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 2.17K barrels of oil and 179 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1993.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 21, 2003
- Permits on file
- 1,123
- Phone
- (432) 682-9435
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cox John L. |
| Production reports | Cox, John L.through Jul 1993 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Sep 19, 1990 |
- 12,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1990
- completed
- 2.17K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 179
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 4, 1993
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 "39" O-10-32900 | J C (Devonian) | Cox, John L. | 1 | 2.17K | 179 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
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.
- 1Cox, John L.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378118-98 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Nov 13, 1990 | Sep 19, 1990 | Oct 6, 1990 | 12,300 |
| 378118-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Sep 18, 1990 | Sep 19, 1990 | — | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 1990 | Welch 39 O-10-32900 | J C (Devonian) | Cox John L. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,803 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,759 | 11,787 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 294 | 17.5 | 370 S |
| 8.625 | 5,100 | 11 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 12,200 | 7.875 | 1,455 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 23, 1991 | Nov 30, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1990 | — | 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 42-317-33741 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-33741 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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