WELL · 42-409-04202 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Ranch #9
San Patricio County · Oneil (6450) field · Vertical
Welder Ranch #9 (API 42-409-04202) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged July 6, 2009, last operated by Renrag Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2001, permitted to 6,630 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Renrag Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 13.8K barrels of oil and 230K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2023. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 9, 1991 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Renrag Inc. |
| Production reports | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.through Sep 2009 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Dec 7, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,630
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 2001
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 13.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 230K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 6, 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder Ranch O-4-13061 | Angelita New (Frio) | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | 4 | 13.8K | 103K | Nov 2001 – Mar 2023 |
| Welder Ranch G-4-129718 | O'Neil (6020) | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 128K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2009 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Smith Production Inc.Mar 1993 → Nov 2006
- 3Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Feb 2007 → Sep 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515822-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Dec 4, 2001 | Dec 7, 2001 | Jan 7, 2002 | 6,630 |
| 355171-99 | Recompletion | Renrag, Inc. | Jan 13, 1989 | Feb 1, 1989 | — | 6,630 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-129718 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13061 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,260 | 3,268 | Perforated |
| 3,386 | 3,393 | Perforated |
| 3,396 | 3,401 | Perforated |
| 5,792 | 5,798 | Perforated |
| 5,850 | 5,856 | Perforated |
| 6,020 | 6,024 | Perforated |
| 6,025 | 6,034 | Perforated |
| 6,060 | 6,072 | Perforated |
| 6,148 | 6,449 | Perforated |
| — | 5,485 | Perforated |
| — | 6,449 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,219 | 13.75 | 935 S |
| 9.625 | 1,219 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,231 | — | 535 S |
| 5.5 | 6,630 | 8.75 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 6,630 | — | 1,000 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 4, 2002 | Jan 22, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 12, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2001 | Sep 10, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1997 | Jun 9, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1996 | Feb 29, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1989 | Jan 13, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 13, 1967 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 6, 1967 | — |
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 42-409-04202 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-04202 → 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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