WELL · 42-391-32133 · DISTRICT 2
Welder B #3
Refugio County · Vidauri West (4800) field · Vertical
Welder B #3 (API 42-391-32133) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged June 17, 2022, last operated by Remora Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1996, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Dale Operating Company and has since transferred to Remora Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dale Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (832) 986-8559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Remora Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Remora Operating, LLCthrough Jan 2019 |
| Latest permit | Dale Operating CompanyOct 30, 1996 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 30, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 580K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 17, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder "B" G-2-160760 | Vidauri (2760) | Remora Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 542K | Oct 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder "B" G-2-158433 | Vidauri, West (4800) | Remora Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 37.2K | Apr 1996 – Jun 2022 |
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.
- 1Dale Operating CompanyApr 1996 → Jun 1997
- 2Wiser Oil Company, TheJul 1997 → Nov 2005
- 3Forest Oil CorporationDec 2005 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Jan 2018
- 5Remora Operating, LLCFeb 2018 → Jan 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454523-99 | Recompletion | Dale Operating Company | Oct 30, 1996 | Oct 30, 1996 | Oct 21, 1996 | 4,650 |
| 444382-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Feb 1, 1996 | Feb 1, 1996 | Feb 6, 1996 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-158433 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-160760 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,790 | 2,794 | Perforated |
| 4,846 | 4,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,614 | 12.25 | 585 S |
| 4.5 | 5,258 | 7.875 | 660 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, 1997 | Nov 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1996 | May 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-391-32133 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32133 → 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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