TEXAS · WELLS · SAN PATRICIO COUNTY · WELDER, R. H. LEASE · API 42-409-01740 · DISTRICT 04
Welder R. H. #25
San Patricio County · Portilla (7050 Sand) field · Vertical
Welder R. H. #25 (API 42-409-01740) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged May 26, 2005, last operated by Smith Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1985, permitted to 7,157 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 433
- Phone
- (281) 296-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Production Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Jan 18, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,157
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 26, 2005
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, R. H. G-4-91469 | Portilla (7050 Sand) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264619-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Jan 16, 1985 | Jan 18, 1985 | — | 7,157 |
| 97830-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Oct 31, 1980 | Oct 31, 1980 | — | 7,157 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1985 | Welder R. H. G-4-91469 | Portilla (7050 Sand) | Smith Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Mar 5, 1985 | Welder R. H. G-4-91469 | Portilla (7050 Sand) | Smith Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Welder R. H. O-4-2174 | Portilla (7100 Sand) | Smith Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,249 | 5,255 | Perforated |
| 7,086 | 7,090 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,199 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,215 | 15 | 800 S |
| 10.75 | 1,215 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,116 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,130 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,157 | — | 500 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 22, 1985 | Mar 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 22, 1980 | — |
| 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 42-409-01740 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-01740 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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