WELL · 42-391-30436 · DISTRICT 2
Welder J. F. Heirs-R #3
Refugio County · Vidauri West (4500) field · Vertical
Welder J. F. Heirs-R #3 (API 42-391-30436) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged August 31, 2010, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 25, 2010, permitted to 4,916 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough May 2010 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyJun 25, 2010 |
- 4,916
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 25, 2010
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1975
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.03M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 31, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, J. F. Heirs-R G-2-63581 | Vidauri, West (4500) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 1.03M | Jan 1993 – Mar 2011 |
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.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → May 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 698100-99 | Recompletion | Valence Operating Company | Jun 24, 2010 | Jun 25, 2010 | — | 4,916 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1975 | Welder J. F. Heirs-R G-2-63581 | Vidauri West (4500) | Valence Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 770 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 4,907 | 7.875 | 1,350 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 12, 1984 | Oct 1, 1975 | — |
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 42-391-30436 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-30436 → 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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