WELL · 42-391-32153 · DISTRICT 2
Welder A #14
Refugio County · Vidauri West (4500) field · Vertical
Welder A #14 (API 42-391-32153) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged May 26, 2006, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2003, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Wiser Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wiser Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 11, 2015 · 1,861 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Forest Oil Corporationthrough May 2006 |
| Latest permit | Wiser Oil Company, TheAug 12, 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
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 2003
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.07M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Nov 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 6, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 26, 2006
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 "A" G-2-161480 | Vidauri, West (4500) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.07M | Nov 1996 – Nov 2006 |
| Welder "A" G-2-200170 | Wildcat | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2002 – May 2006 |
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 CompanyNov 1996 → Jun 1997
- 2Wiser Oil Company, TheJul 1997 → Sep 2005
- 3Forest Oil CorporationDec 2005 → May 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535254-99 | Recompletion | Wiser Oil Company, The | Aug 12, 2003 | Aug 12, 2003 | Nov 7, 1996 | 6,223 |
| 453511-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Oct 7, 1996 | Oct 7, 1996 | Oct 21, 1996 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-161480 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-200170 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,566 | 4,572 | Perforated |
| 5,208 | 5,212 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,621 | 12.25 | 442 S |
| 4.5 | 6,191 | 7.875 | 825 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 | May 11, 2004 | Aug 11, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1997 | Nov 27, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-391-32153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32153 → 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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