WELL · 42-391-32159 · DISTRICT 2
Welder D #18
Refugio County · Vidauri (5000) field · Vertical
Welder D #18 (API 42-391-32159) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged October 5, 1999, last operated by Wiser Oil Company The.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1998, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.14K barrels of oil and 171K mcf of gas since December 1996, last reporting in December 1999. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 15, 2005
- Permits on file
- 419
- Phone
- (303) 812-1607
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wiser Oil Company The |
| Production reports | Wiser Oil Company, Thethrough Jul 1999 |
| Latest permit | Wiser Oil Company, TheDec 7, 1998 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 1998
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1996
- completed
- 1.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 171K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Dec 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 1999
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder "D" O-2-8411 | Phil Power (5215) | Wiser Oil Company, The | 2 | 1.14K | 5.82K | May 1998 – Dec 1999 |
| Welder "D" G-2-162386 | Vidauri (5000) | Wiser Oil Company, The | 1 | 0 | 165K | Dec 1996 – Oct 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 CompanyDec 1996 → Jun 1997
- 2Wiser Oil Company, TheJul 1997 → Jul 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481003-99 | Recompletion | Wiser Oil Company, The | Nov 19, 1998 | Dec 7, 1998 | Apr 8, 1998 | 6,100 |
| 455556-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Nov 25, 1996 | Nov 25, 1996 | Dec 7, 1996 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-162386 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8411 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8411 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,056 | 5,067 | Perforated |
| 5,210 | 5,215 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,569 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 6,099 | 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 | Jan 25, 1999 | Nov 16, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 18, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | May 22, 1997 | Jan 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 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 42-391-32159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32159 → 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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