WELL · 42-363-35409 · DISTRICT 7
Welch #2
Palo Pinto County · Mineral Wells S.(congl 4140) field · Producing · Vertical
Welch #2 (API 42-363-35409) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by J-Tec Operating LLC, completed August 6, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 7, 2005, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Jilpetco, Inc. and has since transferred to J-Tec Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Big Saline, Hendrick Lime, Marble Falls, Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jilpetco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Mineral Wells, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 6, 2026
- Phone
- (940) 654-5114
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J-Tec Operating LLC |
| Production reports | J-Tec Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Jilpetco, Inc.Jul 7, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 2005
- last permit issued
- Aug 6, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 79.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 6, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 G-8-212969 | Mineral Wells,s.(congl 4140) | J-Tec Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 79.6K | Aug 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 221 · prior 12 60(+268%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Jilpetco, Inc.Nov 2005 → Jun 2007
- 2Upda Operators, Inc.Jul 2007 → Dec 2009
- 3Xstar Resources LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2012
- 4Cornerstone O&G Operations, LLCApr 2014 → May 2018
- 5J-Tec Operating, LLCJun 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603138-99 | Drill | Jilpetco, Inc. | Jul 7, 2005 | Jul 7, 2005 | Jul 28, 2005 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-212969 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 859 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big SalineBIG SALINE A | 3,864 | -3,005 |
| Big SalineBIG SALINE B | 4,028 | -3,169 |
| Big SalineBIG SALINE C | 4,118 | -3,259 |
| Hendrick Lime | 4,168 | -3,309 |
| Marble Falls | 4,362 | -3,503 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 4,676 | -3,817 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,106 | 4,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 504 | 12.5 | 315 S |
| 4.5 | 4,819 | 7.875 | 170 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 6, 2006 | Dec 2, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 29, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-363-35409 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-35409 → 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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