WELL · 42-409-01678 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Minnie S. #43
San Patricio County · Portilla (7400 Sand) field · Vertical
Welder Minnie S. #43 (API 42-409-01678) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged April 30, 2019, last operated by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 10, 1985, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Superior Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Abraxas Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 7300 Sand, 8100 Sand.
Its lease has reported 299K barrels of oil and 261K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Superior Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 582
- Phone
- (210) 757-9846
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Frostwood Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2017 |
| Latest permit | Superior Oil Company, TheApr 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 299K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 261K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 30, 2019
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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, Minnie S. O-4-8083 | Portilla (5700 Sand) | Allegiant Resources, LLC | 9 | 299K | 261K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Abraxas Production CorporationApr 1993 → Jan 1996
- 3Abraxas Petroleum CorporationFeb 1996 → Aug 2016
- 4Frostwood Energy, LLCSep 2016 → Apr 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271733-99 | Recompletion | Superior Oil Company, The | Apr 1, 1985 | Apr 10, 1985 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-8083 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 7300 Sand | 7,274 | -7,259 |
| 8100 Sand | 8,132 | -8,117 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,802 | 4,982 | Perforated |
| — | 7,269 | Perforated |
| — | 7,384 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 1,227 | — | — |
| 2.5 | 8,116 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,300 | — | — |
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 | Dec 9, 1985 | Nov 12, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 21, 1960 | — |
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 42-409-01678 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-01678 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 84.4K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 39.1M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2020
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000056270 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged May 8, 2019 | 0 | 1,000 | 4,750–4,996 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 84,442 · prior 12 418,690(-80%)
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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