TEXAS · WELLS · MIDLAND COUNTY · API 42-329-32210 · DISTRICT 7B
Welch Unit #1
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Welch Unit #1 (API 42-329-32210) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged December 8, 2004, last operated by Boyd & Mcwilliams Energy Group.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 8, 1990, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Great Western Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Boyd & Mcwilliams Energy Group on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including U-Spraberry, L-Spraberry, Wlfcp & Dean, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 24.2K barrels of oil and 32.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2014. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Boyd & McWilliams Energy Group
Permitted by Great Western Drlg. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 21, 2026
- Permits on file
- 93
- Phone
- (432) 684-7921
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Great Western Drilling Company |
| Production reports | Boyd & McWilliams Energy Groupthrough Apr 2004 |
| Latest permit | Great Western Drlg. Co.Feb 8, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 1990
- completed
- 24.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welch Unit O-10-33736 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Boyd & McWilliams Energy Group | 1 | 23.4K | 31.2K | Mar 1993 – Nov 2014 |
| Welch Unit O-10-32904 | Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) | Great Western Drilling Company | 1 | 784 | 1.61K | Jan 1993 – Dec 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.
- 1Great Western Drilling CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Stephens, Autry C.Aug 1995 → Jun 2000
- 3Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Sep 2000
- 4Boyd & McWilliams Energy GroupOct 2002 → Apr 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369541-98 | Drill | Great Western Drlg. Co. | Sep 21, 1990 | Feb 8, 1990 | — | 11,300 |
| 369541-99 | Drill | Great Western Drlg. Co. | Feb 7, 1990 | Feb 8, 1990 | Feb 17, 1990 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1990 | Welch Unit O-10-32904 | Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) | Great Western Drilling Company | Plugged | — |
| Nov 22, 1990 | Welch Unit O-10-33736 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Boyd & McWilliams Energy Group | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,709 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,586 | 7,811 | Perforated |
| 8,201 | 8,480 | Perforated |
| 9,011 | 9,250 | Perforated |
| 9,780 | 9,792 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 369 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 4,340 | 12.25 | 2,300 S |
| 4.5 | 11,406 | 6.125 | 410 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 | Mar 18, 1993 | Dec 11, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 18, 1991 | Dec 11, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-329-32210 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-32210 → 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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