WELL · 42-391-32166 · DISTRICT 2
Welder C 23 #23
Refugio County · Vidauri (2760) field · Vertical
Welder C 23 #23 (API 42-391-32166) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged July 14, 2015, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 1997 and 2014, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Greta.
Its 4 leases have reported 25K barrels of oil and 519K mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in June 2016. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 Jun 2015 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 6, 2014 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 7
- permits on file
- Jan 6, 2014
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 2013
- completed
- 25K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 519K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jun 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 14, 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder "C" G-2-224616 | Phil Power (4870) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 296K | Jun 2006 – Jun 2016 |
| Welder 'C' 23 G-2-272317 | Vidauri (2760) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 144K | Dec 2013 – Jun 2016 |
| Welder "C" O-2-8267 | Phil Power (5550) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 25K | 77K | Mar 1997 – Mar 2008 |
| Welder 'C' O-2-9084 | Phil Power (5000) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 2.75K | May 2006 – Feb 2007 |
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.
- 1Wiser Oil Company, TheMar 1997 → Nov 2005
- 2Forest Oil CorporationDec 2005 → Dec 2012
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Jun 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 775336-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Dec 10, 2013 | Jan 6, 2014 | Dec 4, 2013 | 6,110 |
| 620711-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corporation | Jun 9, 2006 | Jun 9, 2006 | Jun 16, 2006 | 5,030 |
| 558815-97 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corporation | May 11, 2006 | Mar 11, 2005 | May 19, 2006 | 5,470 |
| 558815-98 | Recompletion | Wiser Oil Company, The | May 2, 2005 | Mar 11, 2005 | — | 6,000 |
| 558815-99 | Recompletion | Wiser Oil Company, The | Mar 9, 2005 | Mar 11, 2005 | — | 5,640 |
| 458364-98 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Mar 25, 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 | — | 6,500 |
| 458364-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Feb 7, 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 | Feb 11, 1997 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-224616 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-272317 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8267 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-9084 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,996 | 3,003 | Perforated |
| 4,858 | 4,862 | Perforated |
| 5,092 | 5,108 | Perforated |
| 5,116 | 5,120 | Perforated |
| 5,570 | 5,578 | Perforated |
| 5,650 | 5,654 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,613 | 12.25 | 447 S |
| 4.5 | 6,110 | 7.875 | 1,025 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 | Jun 12, 2014 | Jan 9, 2014 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 2007 | Jan 10, 2007 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 2007 | Jun 9, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2007 | Jun 9, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 16, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 2006 | Dec 1, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1997 | Apr 18, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 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 42-391-32166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32166 → 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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