WELL · 42-391-32134 · DISTRICT 2
Welder C #6
Refugio County · Phil Power (5200-B) field · Vertical
Welder C #6 (API 42-391-32134) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged July 9, 2015, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2003, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Wiser Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 3 leases have reported 21.6K barrels of oil and 600K mcf of gas since May 1996, last reporting in November 2015. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wiser Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Feb 2015 |
| Latest permit | Wiser Oil Company, TheAug 20, 2003 |
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
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 2003
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 1998
- completed
- 21.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 600K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH Nov 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 9, 2015
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder "C" G-2-198832 | Phil Power (5050 Frio) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 229K | May 2002 – Nov 2015 |
| Welder "C" G-2-172720 | Phil Power (5200-B) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 309K | Dec 1998 – Jul 2015 |
| Welder "C" O-2-8179 | Phil Power (5200) | Wiser Oil Company, The | 1 | 21.6K | 62.4K | May 1996 – Nov 1999 |
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 CompanyJun 1996 → Jun 1997
- 2Wiser Oil Company, TheJul 1997 → Nov 2005
- 3Forest Oil CorporationJun 2006 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Feb 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535587-99 | Recompletion | Wiser Oil Company, The | Aug 20, 2003 | Aug 20, 2003 | May 4, 2002 | 5,228 |
| 482880-99 | Recompletion | Wiser Oil Company, The | Feb 22, 1999 | Feb 26, 1999 | Dec 9, 1998 | 6,360 |
| 446659-98 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Jul 18, 1996 | Apr 4, 1996 | — | 6,500 |
| 446659-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Apr 4, 1996 | Apr 4, 1996 | Apr 17, 1996 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-172720 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-198832 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8179 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 78 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,058 | 5,065 | Perforated |
| 5,229 | 5,234 | Perforated |
| 5,300 | 5,310 | Perforated |
| 6,174 | 6,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,611 | 12.25 | 510 S |
| 4.5 | 2,969 | 7.875 | 850 S |
| 4.5 | 6,338 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Feb 20, 2004 | Nov 19, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 27, 1999 | Feb 22, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1996 | Jul 15, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 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 42-391-32134 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32134 → 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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