WELL · 42-391-32232 · DISTRICT 2
Welder Heirs #2
Refugio County · Devils Run (Chamberlain 3A) field · Vertical
Welder Heirs #2 (API 42-391-32232) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged March 7, 2008, last operated by C & E Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 19, 1998, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 46.5K barrels of oil and 145K mcf of gas since March 2000, last reporting in October 2009. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Hockley, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2024
- Permits on file
- 462
- Phone
- (281) 265-6500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | C & E Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | C & E Operating, Inc.through Apr 2007 |
| Latest permit | C & E Operating, Inc.Mar 19, 1998 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 2003
- completed
- 46.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 145K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2000 THROUGH Oct 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 7, 2008
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 Heirs G-2-215180 | Devils Run (Chamberlain 3A) | C & E Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 69.3K | Mar 2004 – Oct 2009 |
| Welder Heirs O-2-8529 | Devils Run (Chamberlain 3A) | C & E Operating, Inc. | 1 | 46.5K | 76K | Mar 2000 – 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.
- 1C & E Operating, Inc.Mar 2000 → Apr 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474373-98 | Drill | C & E Operating, Inc. | Jan 6, 2000 | Mar 19, 1998 | Mar 8, 2000 | 6,500 |
| 474373-99 | Drill | C & E Operating, Inc. | Mar 16, 1998 | Mar 19, 1998 | — | 6,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-215180 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8529 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 66 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,095 | 6,098 | Perforated |
| 6,120 | 6,125 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,522 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 6,225 | 7.875 | 355 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 | Sep 7, 2006 | Sep 28, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2000 | May 2, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-391-32232 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32232 → 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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