WELL · 42-409-01682 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Minnie S. #48 D
San Patricio County · Portilla (7400 Sand) field · Vertical
Welder Minnie S. #48 D (API 42-409-01682) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged August 13, 2025, last operated by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 25, 1980, permitted to 7,253 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 Catahoula, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.35M barrels of oil and 7.38M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 153 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.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 582 permits on file · (800) 321-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Allegiant Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Superior Oil Company, TheJul 25, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,253
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1980
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 1980
- completed
- 3.35M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 2025
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 153 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, Minnie S. O-4-12594 | Portilla (Frio) | Allegiant Resources, LLC | 110 | 2.66M | 5.72M | Sep 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, Minnie S. O-4-2178 | Portilla (7400 Sand) | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 43 | 686K | 1.65M | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,265 · prior 12 23,209(-51%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 44,651 · prior 12 31,729(+41%)
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 → Jan 2021
- 5Allegiant Resources, LLCFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87841-99 | Other | Superior Oil Company, The | Jul 25, 1980 | Jul 25, 1980 | Aug 23, 1980 | 7,253 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-2178 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12594 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 56 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,100 | 4,160 | Perforated |
| 4,712 | 4,916 | Perforated |
| — | 7,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,204 | 15 | 900 S |
| 3.5 | 4,594 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,253 | 9.875 | 750 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 | Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 20, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1996 | Apr 2, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 2, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 23, 1971 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-409-01682 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-01682 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 26.2M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000043397 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 24, 2025 | 15,000 | 1,977 | 3,954–5,000 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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