WELL · 42-391-32141 · DISTRICT 2
Welder D #8
Refugio County · Vidauri (5400 Sand) field · Vertical
Welder D #8 (API 42-391-32141) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged July 20, 2015, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2001, permitted to 6,800 ft.
It was permitted by Wiser Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 30.8K barrels of oil and 889K mcf of gas since July 1996, last reporting in July 2016. The leases carry 2 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 Jan 2014 |
| Latest permit | Wiser Oil Company, TheJul 16, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 2000
- completed
- 30.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 889K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1996 THROUGH Jul 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 20, 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 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 "D" O-2-8636 | Vidauri (5400 Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 30.8K | 49K | Sep 2000 – Jul 2016 |
| Welder "D" G-2-159747 | Phil Power (5050 Frio) | Wiser Oil Company, The | 1 | 0 | 840K | Jul 1996 – Sep 2000 |
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 CompanyJul 1996 → Jun 1997
- 2Wiser Oil Company, TheJul 1997 → Nov 2005
- 3Forest Oil CorporationDec 2005 → Nov 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyMar 2013 → Jan 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511036-99 | Recompletion | Wiser Oil Company, The | Jul 5, 2001 | Jul 16, 2001 | Aug 30, 2000 | 6,360 |
| 449366-98 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Aug 9, 1996 | Jun 17, 1996 | — | 6,800 |
| 449366-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Jun 17, 1996 | Jun 17, 1996 | Jun 24, 1996 | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-159747 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8636 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,016 | 5,022 | Perforated |
| 5,044 | 5,050 | Perforated |
| 5,387 | 5,390 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,574 | 12.25 | 495 S |
| 4.5 | 6,343 | 7.875 | 515 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 | Apr 16, 2003 | Mar 4, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 2001 | Aug 2, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1996 | Aug 12, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 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 42-391-32141 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32141 → 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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