WELL · 42-401-33643 · DISTRICT 6
Paul Welch GU #1
Rusk County · Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) field · Vertical
Paul Welch GU #1 (API 42-401-33643) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged August 16, 2024, last operated by Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2010, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Nfr Energy, LLC and has since transferred to Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Paluxy.
Operator of record
Permitted by NFR Energy, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 466 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Sabine Oil & Gas LLCthrough Sep 2013 |
| Latest permit | NFR Energy, LLCSep 1, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 182K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2005 THROUGH Jul 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 16, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Welch GU G-6-262301 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 74.3K | Jan 2011 – Jul 2024 |
| Welch, Paul G-6-217283 | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) | NFR Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 108K | Oct 2005 – Apr 2012 |
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.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Nov 2005 → Jun 2008
- 2NFR Energy, LLCJul 2008 → May 2012
- 3Sabine Oil & Gas LLCSep 2013 → Sep 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701470-99 | Recompletion | NFR Energy, LLC | Aug 30, 2010 | Sep 1, 2010 | — | 10,890 |
| 604806-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Aug 11, 2005 | Aug 11, 2005 | Sep 25, 2005 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-217283 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-262301 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 500 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,440 | -1,940 |
| Woodbine | 2,729 | -2,229 |
| Buda | 3,287 | -2,787 |
| Paluxy | 4,198 | -3,698 |
| Glen Rose | 4,501 | -4,001 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,062 | -5,562 |
| Rodessa | 6,189 | -5,689 |
| James Lime | 6,665 | -6,165 |
| Pettit | 7,019 | -6,519 |
| Travis Peak | 7,272 | -6,772 |
| Knowles Lime | 9,334 | -8,834 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 10,490 | -9,990 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,682 | -10,182 |
| James Lime | — | — |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | — | — |
| Travis Peak | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,026 | 7,464 | Perforated |
| 9,570 | 9,577 | Perforated |
| 9,695 | 9,703 | Perforated |
| 9,880 | 9,890 | Perforated |
| 10,005 | 10,015 | Perforated |
| 10,532 | 10,541 | Perforated |
| 10,658 | 10,660 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,167 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 4.5 | 10,798 | 7.875 | 1,492 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 | Feb 27, 2012 | Apr 11, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2007 | Jan 20, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-401-33643 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33643 → 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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