WELL · 42-391-31706 · DISTRICT 2
Welder J.F. Heirs #20
Refugio County · Devils Run (5970 Frio) field · Vertical
Welder J.F. Heirs #20 (API 42-391-31706) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged July 24, 2000, last operated by Harvey Brothers Oil & Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 15, 1984, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Andress Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Harvey Brothers Oil & Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Greta, Sinto, Frio.
Its lease has reported 22.9K barrels of oil and 24 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Andress Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2004 · 58 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Harvey Brothers Oil & Gas |
| Production reports | Harvey Brothers Oil & Gasthrough Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | Andress Petroleum, Inc.Feb 15, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 15, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 1984
- completed
- 22.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 24, 2000
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, J.F. Heirs O-2-6543 | Devils Run (5970 Frio) | Harvey Brothers Oil & Gas | 2 | 22.9K | 24 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Whitehall Operating Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Harvey, Mike W. Oil & GasDec 1994 → Aug 1995
- 3Harvey Brothers Oil & GasSep 1995 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231180-99 | Drill | Andress Petroleum, Inc. | Feb 2, 1984 | Feb 15, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6543 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 59 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,972 | 5,977 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,070 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 6,450 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Jun 27, 1985 | May 17, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-391-31706 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-31706 → 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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