WELL · 42-409-03873 · DISTRICT 4
Welder J.B. Heirs #3
San Patricio County · Angelita New (6280) field · Vertical
Welder J.B. Heirs #3 (API 42-409-03873) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged July 30, 2009, last operated by Independence Drilling Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1998, permitted to 6,995 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Independence Drilling Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Unknown, XX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 3, 2006
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Independence Drilling Corp. |
| Production reports | Smith Production Inc.through Apr 2004 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Feb 27, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,995
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 1966
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 500K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 1966
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 30, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, J. F. Heirs "F" G-4-166967 | Angelita New (6280) | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 455K | Dec 1997 – Jul 2009 |
| Welder, J. F. Heirs G-4-92961 | Angelita New (5940) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 44.4K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1998 |
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.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Aug 1995 → Apr 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473644-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Feb 20, 1998 | Feb 27, 1998 | Sep 22, 1997 | 6,995 |
| 112948-99 | Recompletion | Poco Gas Co., Inc. | Mar 24, 1981 | Mar 24, 1981 | — | 6,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-92961 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-166967 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,946 | 5,950 | Perforated |
| 6,048 | 6,058 | Perforated |
| 6,078 | 6,088 | Perforated |
| 6,148 | 6,158 | Perforated |
| 6,194 | 6,204 | Perforated |
| 6,284 | 6,294 | Perforated |
| 6,609 | 6,109 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 510 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 518 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,880 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,350 | 7.875 | — |
| 4.5 | 6,364 | — | — |
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 | Apr 17, 1998 | Jan 30, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 17, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 22, 1972 | — |
| 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 42-409-03873 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-03873 → 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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