WELL · 42-391-33007 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Ford #1
Refugio County · Taft West (5600) field · Vertical
Welder Ford #1 (API 42-391-33007) is a well in Refugio County operated by Dallas Petroleum Group LLC, completed August 7, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 4, 2011, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Hurd Enterprises, Ltd. and has since transferred to Dallas Petroleum Group LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 121K barrels of oil and 159K mcf of gas since February 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 19 permits on file · (972) 770-0547
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dallas Petroleum Group LLC |
| Production reports | Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.Nov 4, 2011 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 2011
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 2012
- completed
- 121K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 159K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder Ford O-4-13771 | Taft, West (5600) | Dallas Petroleum Group, LLC | 5 | 121K | 31.4K | Feb 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder Ford G-4-266216 | Taft, West (5600) | Dallas Petroleum Group, LLC | 1 | 0 | 128K | Feb 2012 – May 2019 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,672 · prior 12 5,910(+81%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.Apr 2012 → Jan 2016
- 2Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCFeb 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727242-99 | Drill | Hurd Enterprises, Ltd. | Oct 28, 2011 | Nov 4, 2011 | Jan 7, 2012 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-266216 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13771 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,708 | 5,712 | Perforated |
| 5,723 | 5,730 | Perforated |
| 5,738 | 5,742 | Perforated |
| 5,738 | 5,742 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 951 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 6,008 | 7.875 | 545 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 7, 2019 | Oct 24, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 2013 | Aug 29, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2013 | Jun 25, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 21, 2013 | Mar 28, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-391-33007 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-33007 → 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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